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单词 tuffet
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Definition of tuffet in English:

tuffet

noun ˈtʌfɪtˈtəfət
  • 1A tuft or clump of something.

    一束,一簇

    grass tuffets

    草丛。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Our cat, Mick, has what we lovingly refer to as "tuffets of hair".
    • Have you been gambolling on the hillsides, skipping over bluebells and snowdrops whilst hiding eggs under tuffets of grass, listening to the call of new-born chicks?
    Synonyms
    clump, bunch, knot, cluster, tussock
  • 2A footstool or low seat.

    脚凳,矮凳

    Example sentencesExamples
    • By the way, a tuffet is a low stool, which she could sit on while milking the cow whose milk made the whey.
    • Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet, eating her curds and whey.
    • They had to make do with kitchen tuffets, orange boxes, a piano stool and a rocking chair borrowed from next door.

Origin

Mid 16th century: alteration of tuft.

Rhymes

buffet

Definition of tuffet in US English:

tuffet

nounˈtəfətˈtəfət
  • 1A tuft or clump of something.

    一束,一簇

    grass tuffets

    草丛。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Our cat, Mick, has what we lovingly refer to as "tuffets of hair".
    • Have you been gambolling on the hillsides, skipping over bluebells and snowdrops whilst hiding eggs under tuffets of grass, listening to the call of new-born chicks?
    Synonyms
    clump, bunch, knot, cluster, tussock
  • 2A footstool or low seat.

    脚凳,矮凳

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet, eating her curds and whey.
    • They had to make do with kitchen tuffets, orange boxes, a piano stool and a rocking chair borrowed from next door.
    • By the way, a tuffet is a low stool, which she could sit on while milking the cow whose milk made the whey.

Origin

Mid 16th century: alteration of tuft.

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