tufted

American  

[tuhf-tid] / ˈtʌf tɪd /

adjective

1. furnished or decorated with tufts.

2. formed into or growing in a tuft or tufts.

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ˈtufted British  

/ ˈtʌftɪd /

adjective

1. having a tuft or tufts

2. (of plants or plant parts) having or consisting of one or more groups of short branches all arising at the same level

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Other Word Forms

• untufted adjective

Etymology

Origin of tufted

First recorded in 1600–10; tuft + -ed ³

Example Sentences

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

Handknitted sculptures, embroidered weavings and a tufted rug adorn the guest room.

From Los Angeles Times

In the living room, a gold Egyptian side table her grandmother purchased in the gift shop of the King Tut exhibit rests next to a cozy tufted couch.

From Los Angeles Times

A terrible and lonesome beauty, and I was far from the tufted jewelry box of my bed.

From Literature

There’s also desert poppies and tufted poppies, Turner said.

From Los Angeles Times