Duvet days

The main difference between a duvet and a comforter is that a comforter is just one piece of bedding while a duvet requires two separate pieces — an insert and cover.  A comforter is usually quilted with the filling evenly distributed, while a duvet has an insert that works as the fill.  Wait, you are thinking, what's this got to do with books?  After all, this is a book blog.

I read in Amy Azzarito's 2020 book The Elements of a Home (subtitled:  Curious Histories behind Everyday Household Objects, from Pillows to Forks) that some employers in the United Kingdom offer their staff  "duvet days" (p. 112).  That's like mental health days or personal days in the United States.  Letting folks skip work occasionally to stay in bed sounds good to me, though it wasn't a thing when I was still working.  I wondered about the difference between a duvet and a comforter and found the top illustration HERE.)  I'm being wordy, as usual, but now we know.