tuffet
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French touffel, diminutive of touffe (“tuft”).
Noun[edit]
tuffet (plural tuffets)
- A clump of grass or similar vegetation; a small grass-covered mound.
- 1805, Songs for the Nursery, page 23:
- Little Miss Muffet, She sat on a tuffet, Eating of curds and whey; There came a little spider, Who sat down beside her, And frighted Miss Muffet away.
- (furniture) A large cushion which may have an internal frame, used as a low seat or stool.
- An inflatable cushion serving as landing area for precision accuracy parachuting.
Translations[edit]
low seat or stool
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landing area