Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that comforts.
- noun Christianity The Holy Spirit.
- noun A quilted bedcover.
- noun A narrow, long, typically woolen neck scarf.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A boil: in allusion to those with which Job is supposed to have been afflicted.
- noun One who comforts or consoles; one who supports and strengthens the mind in distress, danger, or weakness.
- noun [capitalized] The Holy Spirit, whose office it is to comfort, strengthen, and support the Christian.
- noun A knitted or crocheted woolen scarf, long and narrow, for tying round the neck in cold weather.
- noun Same as
comfortable .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who administers comfort or consolation.
- noun (Script.) The Holy Spirit, -- referring to his office of comforting believers.
- noun United States A knit woolen tippet, long and narrow.
- noun United States A wadded bedquilt; a comfortable.
- noun [Colloq.] a boil.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who
comforts someone who issuffering . - noun A
padded cover orquilt for abed .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies
- noun bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
- noun device used for an infant to suck or bite on
- noun commiserates with someone who has had misfortune
Etymologies
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Examples
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I could be wrong about this, but I always thought the duvet was meant to slip inside of a cover, while the comforter is already decorative and is meant to be used as is.
The Linen Closet 2006
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This comforter is the Spirit of truth, whom you know, v. 16, 17.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John) 1721
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If a comforter is used, cover it with an allergen-proof cover to keep the mites out.
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If a comforter is used, cover it with an allergen-proof cover to keep the mites out.
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I have new sheets and new pillows (my new comforter is back-ordered, but enroute) and I begin to understand Brian Wilson's point.
just listening and re-listening to smily smile matociquala 2008
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Mostly, I cling to blankets in the summertime because the comforter is hot, heavy, and a bear to wash if anything spills on it.
The Linen Closet 2006
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And the socialised home of the future, living, provident, kindly; educator and comforter; is the true and worthy home of those human mates who wish to better the species, and to send the race forward triumphant into the eternity of life!
The Montessori Method Anne E. Montessori George 1912
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She had insisted upon his learning his catechism, and attending church twice every Sunday, and she had knitted him a comforter, the material being that harsh and scrubby worsted which makes the word comforter a sound of derision.
The Golden Calf 1875
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The Spirit, as a comforter, is the earnest of our inheritance.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) 1721
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In my exhaustion, naivete, or hopefulness (or all three), I imagined the man in the comforter was a mentally ill relative who the man in jeans was trying to stop and help.
Farai Chideya: Obama Year One: Good for the Journalists? A Story of Fear and Hope. 2009
chained_bear commented on the word comforter
In the Bewick book, the illustration appears to be a spaniel of some kind (actually looks quite like a King Charles spaniel)...
August 26, 2008