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comforter

[kuhm-fer-ter]

noun

  1. a person or thing that comforts.

  2. a quilt.

  3. a long, woolen scarf, usually knitted.

  4. the Comforter. Holy Ghost.



comforter

1

/ ˈʌəə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that comforts

  2. a woollen scarf

  3. a baby's dummy

  4. a quilted bed covering

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Comforter

2

/ ˈʌəə /

noun

  1. Christianity an epithet of the Holy Spirit

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of comforter1

1300–50; Middle English comfortour < Anglo-French, Old French conforteor, equivalent to confort ( er ) ( comfort ) + -eor < Latin -ō- -or 1 or -ō- -ator
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of comforter1

C14: translation of Latin DzԲDZٴǰ, representing Greek 貹ŧٴDz; see Paraclete
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Six of its campsites, each available to reserve through recreation.gov, offer yurts including queen beds with linens, down comforters and pillows, along with two nightstands and an oversized rug.

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Referred to as "the comforter", he was ushered in - along with his family - by a marching band, horse parade and a series of luxury vehicles, among them a midnight sapphire Rolls Royce.

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Clean: Here are guides to washing your comforter and your blankets.

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Mr. Trump clung to the trappings of the presidency — as instruments of power, leverage and, some have suggested, psychological comforters.

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They married in the camp, and when they had a son, they named him Menachem, which means comforter or consoler in Hebrew.

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