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Itasan · Joined: 05 Nov 2003 Posts: 557 Location: Yokohama, Japan

"She burrowed down beneath the covers."
I wonder where she is.
1. between the blanket and sheet?
2. beneath the sheet?
3. anything else?

Thank you.

Lorikeet · Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 6:37 am Post subject: Re: beneath the covers

Sally Olsen · Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 3:46 pm Post subject:

The top covering could be a duvet which is a quilt inside a sheet covering, like a huge pillow slip but with button fastenings or a zipper for easy removal. You just have the duvet over you as you sleep on a fitted sheet on the mattress, usually with a box spring under that and legs or a platform under that on the floor. It also brings to mind fluffy pillows at the top of the bed with pillow slips to match the colour of the sheets but these days there would be decorative pillows as well that are usually removed before you burrow down under the covers. It evokes the sense of saftey and satifaction, of being comfortable, warm and ready to sleep.