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n. One that comforts: the nurse as comforter of the sick.

n. Christianity The Holy Spirit.

n. A quilted bedcover.

n. A narrow, long, typically woolen neck scarf.

n. A person who comforts someone who is suffering.

n. A padded cover or quilt for a bed.

n. One who administers comfort or consolation.

n. The Holy Spirit, -- referring to his office of comforting believers.

n. A knit woolen tippet, long and narrow.

n. A wadded bedquilt; a comfortable.

n. One who comforts or consoles; one who supports and strengthens the mind in distress, danger, or weakness.

n. [capitalized] The Holy Spirit, whose office it is to comfort, strengthen, and support the Christian.

n. A knitted or crocheted woolen scarf, long and narrow, for tying round the neck in cold weather.

n. Same as comfortable.

n. A boil: in allusion to those with which Job is supposed to have been afflicted.

n. a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies

n. bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together

n. device used for an infant to suck or bite on

n. commiserates with someone who has had misfortune

"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."

person    mortal    individual    someone    soul    somebody    device   

bedcover    job's comforter   

comfortable    consoler    quilt   

bedspread    coverlet    quilt    bathrobe    parka    counterpane    linenmemory    pajamas    confidant    mitten