In the UK a 'Double' is 4' 6" wide.
A double bed is either 54 inches wide x 75 inches long or 55 inches wide x 79 inches long.
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King size bedding would be much too big for a double bed. A double bed is 2 sizes smaller than a king size and therefore the bedding would be way too big to fit onto the double bed.
A twin bed is actually big enough for only one person--about 36" wide--and is sometimes called a single bed. The twin designation may be because there were often two in a bedroom. A double bed is big enough for two, about 54" wide, as I recall.
The standard bed size for a double bed is 54 inches by 75 inches. A double bed is also called a full size bed.
double the size of a single bed
Yes, a double bed is shorter than a queen bed.