different between comforter vs restorative

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman confortour, from Old French conforter. See comfort.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?mf?t?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?k?mf??t??/

Noun

comforter (plural comforters)

1. A person who comforts someone who is suffering.

   Synonym: consoler
2. (US) A padded cover for a bed, duvet, continental quilt.

   Synonyms: duvet, (continental) quilt
3. (dated, chiefly Britain) A woollen scarf for winter.
   • 1839, Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby, Chapter 29,^[1]

     […] round his neck he wore a flaming red worsted comforter, whereof the straggling ends peeped out beneath his threadbare Newmarket coat, which was very tight and buttoned all the way up.

   • 1881, Felix L. Oswald, “Physical Education,” Popular Science Monthly June, 1881, p. 148,^[2]

     The American schoolboy takes off his comforter and unbuttons his jacket before going in for a snowball fight.
4. (Britain, New Zealand, Australia) A pacifier.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pacifier

Translations

Anagrams

• recomfort

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???st???t?v/
• Hyphenation: re?stora?tive

Adjective

restorative

1. Serving to restore.

   After a long day working in the fields Clarence took comfort in a restorative pint of beer.

Translations

Noun

restorative (plural restoratives)

1. Something with restoring properties.
2. (euphemistic) An alcoholic drink, especially with tonic.

References

• OED2

Anagrams

• arse over tit