tufted

[US]/'tʌftɪd/
[UK]/'tʌftɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. clustered together; covered in tufts; adorned with tassels; decorated with clusters
v. decorate with clusters of hair

Phrases & Collocations

tufted hair

tufted pillow

tufted sofa

Example Sentences

She burrowed her head in the pillow and cried and kicked her feet at the tufted counterpane .

Real-world Examples

The mast-heads, like the tops of tall palms, were outspreadingly tufted with arms and legs.

Source: Moby-Dick

She burrowed her head in the pillow and cried and kicked her feet at the tufted counterpane.

Source: Gone with the Wind

On her feet were small tufted slippers with high heels.

Source: The Woman at the Bottom of the Lake (Part 2)

A bit farther on are a tufted puffin seabird, a freedom starfish and more - all bright, beautiful and eye-catching sculptures.

Source: VOA Regular Speed July 2016 Collection

That place had no tufted tulips.

Source: Pan Pan

The rigging lived. The mast-heads, like the tops of tall palms, were outspreadingly tufted with arms and legs.

Source:

She walked towards it heavily over the tufted grass, with pale lips and a sense of trembling.

Source: Adam Bede (Volume 3)

A red-veined nose jutted out like a vulture's beak, and two fierce grey eyes glared at me from under tufted brows.

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: New Cases (Part Two)

It has a shorter face with tufted fur sticking up from its ears and a single large claw on each back foot.

Source: PBS Earth - Animal Fun Facts

The great rock the big boys had swum through rose sheer out of the white sand, black, tufted lightly with greenish weed.

Source: Self-study Advanced English

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