Tuffet
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A clump of grass or similar vegetation; a small grass-covered mound.
"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."
- 2 a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person wordnet
- 3 A large cushion which may have an internal frame, used as a low seat or stool.
- 4 An inflatable cushion serving as landing area for precision accuracy parachuting.
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From Old French touffel, diminutive of touffe (“tuft”). Regarding etymological and semantic uncertainty, see Wikipedia at Little Miss Muffet § Tuffet and §§ Uncertain meaning.
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