Meaning & use
tufted
Having a tuft or clusters of hair, feathers, grass, or threads growing together.
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The tufted owl's ear feathers stood up whenever it felt alarmed.
She chose a tufted headboard for the guest room to add texture.
A note on using this word
Tufted commonly describes animals with distinctive ear or head tufts, as well as furniture with clustered stitching, such as a tufted sofa.
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