Hassock This!
This Week's Weird Victorian Term Explained
What is the difference between a hassock, a tuffet, and a pouffe?
They are all basically the same thing: a footrest or stool that is covered and padded. In Victorian times the following distinction was drawn: a hassock is more likely to have feet and be square, a tuffet is usually round with feet like a covered stool, and a pouffe is round with no feet.
My mum, being the eccentric Brit that she is, is prone to referring to them all as poufftees.
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chipperWhat is the difference between a hassock, a tuffet, and a pouffe?
They are all basically the same thing: a footrest or stool that is covered and padded. In Victorian times the following distinction was drawn: a hassock is more likely to have feet and be square, a tuffet is usually round with feet like a covered stool, and a pouffe is round with no feet.
My mum, being the eccentric Brit that she is, is prone to referring to them all as poufftees.
GAIL'S DAILY DOSE
Your Infusion of Cute . . .
A stunning steampunk photo shoot
Your Tisane of Smart . . .
Victorian Parlour Games
Your Writerly Tinctures . . .
7 Commonly Corrected Grammar Errors (That Aren't Mistakes)
PROJECT ROUND UP
Prudence ~ The Parasol Protectorate Abroad Book the First:
Curtsies & Conspiracies ~ The Finishing School Book the Second:
Etiquette & Espionage ~ Finishing School Book the First: Release date Feb 5, 2013. Working promo schemes to begin September.
Manga ~ Soulless Vol. 2: (AKA Changeless) Reviewing chapter by chapter, each drops on YenPlus by subscription. Print release tentatively Dec. 2012.
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The first Finishing School book ~ Out Feb. 5, 2013
Book News:
LBYR Booth at NY ComicCon
Quote of the Day:
"She was so lucky – tragedy and curly hair."
~ Judy Blundell
My darlings please recall, this is my blog and I am goddess of this little corner of the interwebs. You are always welcome to comment, as I am to delete said comments. As my dear mum often murmurers: if you haven't anything nice to say then please don't stay anything at all. Also: Thou shalt not commit Logical Fallacies.
Shakatany
Ottoman
These days? It seems to cover the gambit.
Re: Ottoman
Years ago I found out that Hamlet's "get thee to a nunnery" meant not a convent but a house of ill repute.
Shakatany