"tuffet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tuffets [plural]
Etymology: From Old French touffel, diminutive of touffe (“tuft”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|touffel}} Old French touffel Head templates: {{en-noun}} tuffet (plural tuffets)
  1. A clump of grass or similar vegetation; a small grass-covered mound. Categories (lifeform): Plants Translations (clump of grass): туфа (tufa) [feminine] (Bulgarian), mätäs (Finnish), fűcsomó (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-tuffet-en-noun-F7M9dieV Disambiguation of Plants: 33 39 29 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 36 41 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 31 39 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 34 34 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 34 34 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 31 38 32 Disambiguation of 'clump of grass': 93 4 3
  2. (furniture) A large cushion which may have an internal frame, used as a low seat or stool. Categories (topical): Furniture Categories (lifeform): Plants Translations (low seat or stool): ниско столче (nisko stolče) [neuter] (Bulgarian), rahi (Finnish), puff (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-tuffet-en-noun-J5RKooi5 Disambiguation of Plants: 33 39 29 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 36 41 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 30 41 29 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 31 39 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 34 34 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 34 34 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 31 38 32 Topics: furniture, lifestyle Disambiguation of 'low seat or stool': 0 100 0
  3. An inflatable cushion serving as landing area for precision accuracy parachuting. Categories (lifeform): Plants
    Sense id: en-tuffet-en-noun-YQjQNZpq Disambiguation of Plants: 33 39 29 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 36 41 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 31 39 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 34 34 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 34 34 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 31 38 32

Inflected forms

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