adjective
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having a tuft or tufts
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(of plants or plant parts) having or consisting of one or more groups of short branches all arising at the same level
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of tufted
Explanation
Something that's tufted has or is decorated with wispy clusters, like the tufted feathers on a baby bird's head. A tuft is a clump or cluster of something soft and flexible, and the word probably comes from the Old French touffe, "tuft of hair." So things that are tufted have or resemble tufts. There may, for example, be tufted grass growing between the bricks on a sidewalk, or soft, tufted fur on your dog's belly.
Example Sentences
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The grand living room has a double-height ceiling, arched windows, French doors, robin’s-egg blue wall, a purple tufted bar, and a pink, lavender, and fuchsia pool table.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 15, 2025
The club was compact and cozy, with tufted couches and red velvet curtains.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2024
Strings of faux roses and fairy lights hung from the ceiling, illuminating a metallic tufted sofa.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2024
Paths through a seagrass- and native-plant-covered landscape leads to gray-sand beaches tufted with sea stones.
From Seattle Times • May 24, 2023
A terrible and lonesome beauty, and I was far from the tufted jewelry box of my bed.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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