In the United Kingdom a duvet was usually known as a "'continental quilt "'from its introduction from continental Europe in the 1960s until the mid-1970s.
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I guess the UK adopted continental windows at about the same time as discovering the merits of the continental quilt . ( talk ) 20 : 32, 31 October 2011 ( UTC)
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Originally called a " continental quilt " across Australia, a duvet is now often called a " doona ", which is the brand name created by Kimptons ( Northern Feather ).
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A "'comforter "'( in American English ), also known as a "'doona "'in Australian English, or a "'continental quilt "'( or simply "'quilt "') or "'duvet "'in British English, is a type of bedding made of two lengths fabric or covering sewn together and filled with insulative materials for warmth, traditionally down or feathers, wool or cotton batting, silk, or polyester and other down alternative fibers.
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a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider पर्याय: eiderdown, duvet,