tuffet
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tuffet
First recorded in 1550–55
Example Sentences
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Hey, I’m fine with an ottoman, tuffet or packing crate, too!
From Washington Post
I did see that one of the May 7 words had the answer “tuffet,” which was the highest-point word that could be made with the May 5 letters.
From Washington Post
She’d told me to pick up a piece of it and sit before her on a pillow tuffet, where I poured my crystal selections into her palms.
From Los Angeles Times
A few participants lay over their tuffets, eyes closed and hair splayed like modern Ophelias, the better to absorb the waves of noise passing over them.
From New York Times
Some looked like a portable tuffet and others resembled upmarket versions of inexpensive nylon shopping bags.
From Washington Post
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