tufted

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʌftɪd/

Adjective

tufted (not comparable)

1. Having tufts.

   Synonym: tufty

   • 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter V, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:

     Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of rose-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines.

Derived terms

• tufted antshrike
• tufted capuchin
• tufted duck
• tufted puffin
• tufted titmouse
• tufted tit-tyrant

 

Translations

Translations

• Irish: badánach, cuircíneach
• Italian: cespuglioso
• Maori: wekuweku

Verb

tufted

1. simple past and past participle of tuft