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

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Literature

Neither of them could be bothered to notice me soaring up on the dressing table, dropping into the tufted jewelry case, beside the orchid corsage.

From Literature

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

From Literature

Ten stems of baby’s breath, white tufted flowers imported from Colombia, are now $8, up from $3.

From New York Times