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noun

Fluff n.

Nap or down; flue(2); soft, downy feathers.

Hence: Anything light and downy, whose volume consists mostly of air, such as cotton or down.

Something light and inconsequential; something not to be taken seriously; used commonly of literary or dramatic productions, and sometimes of people.

A mistake, especially in the recitation of lines in a drama.

verb

Fluff v. t. & v. i. To make or become fluffy; to move lightly like fluff.

Fluff v. t. To make a mistake in the performance of; used mostly of lines in a drama; as, he fluffed the last line of the act.

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Etymology of 'Fluff'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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— The Elements of Bacteriological Technique • John William Henry Eyre

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— The Trimming of Goosie • James Hopper

... skin rattled a little. A fluff of yellow, a spark of blue, and "Pik-k?" chirped Lovin Child from under the edge, and ducked back again ...

— Cabin Fever • B. M. Bower

... times they would dance and hop with great delight; and the little hens, in a circle round them, watched their hops and steps with absorbed interest. Immensely pleased with himself, the young dancer would fluff out his feathers, so as to look as big as possible, and after strutting about, would suddenly shoot out a leg and a wing, first on one side and then on the other, then spring high into the air, and do a sort of step dance when his feet touched the earth again. Endless were ...

— Dot and the Kangaroo • Ethel C. Pedley

... "Nobody could help liking Fluff," he replied. "She's really good company. I wish I could talk her talk. She has a fine line of conversation if ...

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