Shaggytuft
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A rug made of cotton shag. obsolete
"Shaggytuft, a high pile shaggy surfaced cotton rug with a lustrous sheen which is laundered and pre-shrunk. Shaggytuft is shown in 20 decorative colors, including chartreuse, gray, dusty rose, cantaloupe, golden glow[…]"
- 2 Any of the genus Stenandrium of flowering plants.
"A dwarf, tufted, grayish plant with short spikes of pink-rose bilateral flowers nestled among the leaves."
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More examples"Shaggytuft, a high pile shaggy surfaced cotton rug with a lustrous sheen which is laundered and pre-shrunk. Shaggytuft is shown in 20 decorative colors, including chartreuse, gray, dusty rose, cantaloupe, golden glow[…]"
Etymology
Etymology tree Old English sċeacga Middle English *schagge English shag Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English shaggy English tuft English shaggytuft From shaggy + tuft.
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