tuffet

English

Etymology

From Old French touffel, diminutive of touffe (“tuft”).

Noun

tuffet (plural tuffets)

  1. A clump of grass or similar vegetation.
  2. (furniture) A large cushion which may have an internal frame, used as a low seat or stool.
    Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet, eating her curds and whey.
  3. An inflatable cushion serving as landing area for precision accuracy parachuting.

Translations

See also

(stool): footstool, pouffe, hassock, ottoman

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