tufted

[tuhf-tid]

adjective

1. furnished or decorated with tufts.

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

ˈtufted

/ 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

Other Word Forms

• untufted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tufted¹

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

Example Sentences

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

It stood open on her dressing table and was tufted inside.

From Literature

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

From Los Angeles Times

He also inhabited a cat — Whiskers — who lived as Oscar Wilde’s feline companion and matched his owner’s wit as he observed human behavior from his tufted perch.

From Los Angeles Times