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 Words From

• un·tufted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tufted¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

This soft stuffie is beautifully made, with a generous trunk and tufted tail.

From Los Angeles Times

“I need to find something that I could take further and to another level,” he tells the pup who is sitting motionless across from him on a tufted ottoman in a dimly lit study.

From New York Times