COMFORTER


Meaning of COMFORTER in English

/ ˈkʌmfətə(r); NAmE -fərt-/ noun

1.

a person or thing that makes you feel calmer or less worried

2.

( NAmE ) a type of thick cover for a bed

—picture at four-poster bed

—compare quilt

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Old French comforteor , from conforter to comfort, from late Latin confortare strengthen, from com- (expressing intensive force) + Latin fortis strong.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.