Tuftaffeta (noun)
tuft-af-it-a
(historic) A kind of taffeta with a pile or nap arranged in tufts; = “tuftaffety”.
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Deposition. From tuft + taffeta.
Example sentences
“The whole thing covered in flowers and tuftaffeta.”
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