Tuffet Meaning in English

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التعريف

A small low seat, like a footstool or a tiny padded cushion. The word is most famous from old nursery rhymes.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Rarely used today except in poetic, historical, or nursery rhyme contexts (especially 'Little Miss Muffet'). Not used in modern furniture talk—use 'footstool' or 'ottoman' instead.

• Spanish: banquito (pequeño taburete) - terciopelo (arcaico, poco común)
• Portuguese (BR): banquinho (banco pequeno) - almofada (arcaico, incomum)
• Portuguese (PT): banquinho (pequeno escabelo) - almofada (arcaico, raro)
• Chinese (Simplified): 小矮凳 - 小软垫（古用词）
• Chinese (Traditional): 小矮凳 - 小軟墊（古詞）
• Hindi: छोटा स्टूल - गद्देदार आसन (पुरातन, दुर्लभ प्रयोग)
• Arabic: مقعد صغير (تابور صغير) - وسادة صغيرة (قديمة ونادرة)
• Bengali: ছোট পাটি - নিচু পাফ
• Russian: табуретка (устаревшее) - пуфик (старомодное)
• Japanese: タフェット（古風なスツール）
• Vietnamese: ghế đôn nhỏ - ghế đệm nhỏ (cổ)
• Korean: 어린이용 작은 스툴 - 작은 푹신한 의자(고풍스러운 표현)
• Turkish: küçük tabure (eski tip) - alçak puf
• Urdu: چھوٹا گدا (پرانا طرز) - چھوٹی پَیڈ والی نشست
• Indonesian: bangku kecil (kuno) - bantal duduk kecil

جمل نموذجية

She sat on a tuffet in the garden.

basic

The old nursery rhyme mentions a tuffet.

basic

A tuffet is not the same as a chair.

basic

My grandmother used to have a little tuffet by her fireplace.

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That antique shop has an old velvet tuffet in the window.

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Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet eating curds and whey.

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