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tuft
[ tuhft ]
noun
- a bunch or cluster of small, usually soft and flexible parts, as feathers or hairs, attached or fixed closely together at the base and loose at the upper ends.
- a cluster of short, fluffy threads, used to decorate cloth, as for a bedspread, robe, bath mat, or window curtain.
- a cluster of cut threads, used as a decorative finish attached to the tying or holding threads of mattresses, quilts, upholstery, etc.
- a covered or finished button designed for similar use.
- a cluster of short-stalked flowers, leaves, etc., growing from a common point.
- a small clump of bushes, trees, etc.
- a gold tassel on the cap formerly worn at English universities by titled undergraduates.
- a titled undergraduate at an English university.
verb (used with object)
- to furnish or decorate with a tuft or tufts.
- to arrange in a tuft or tufts.
- Upholstery. to draw together (a cushion or the like) by passing a thread through at regular intervals, the depressions thus produced being usually ornamented with tufts or buttons.
verb (used without object)
- to form into or grow in a tuft or tufts.
tuft
/ tʌft /
noun
- a bunch of feathers, grass, hair, etc, held together at the base
- a cluster of threads drawn tightly through upholstery, a mattress, a quilt, etc, to secure and strengthen the padding
- a small clump of trees or bushes
- (formerly) a gold tassel on the cap worn by titled undergraduates at English universities
- a person entitled to wear such a tassel
verb
- tr to provide or decorate with a tuft or tufts
- to form or be formed into tufts
- to secure and strengthen (a mattress, quilt, etc) with tufts
Derived Forms
- ˈtufter, noun
- ˈtufty, adjective
Other Words From
- tufter noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of tuft1
Example Sentences
Al Pacino comes dressed in black and gray, wearing multiple bracelets and an unkempt tuft of hair poking up from his scalp.
He thrust his tiny tuft of beard between his teeth—a trick he had when perplexed or thoughtful.
She has a grey body, plump as a sack of meal, with little white speckles, a funny neck and such a small head with a tuft on top.
In this way it could be made to smoke, and finally set fire to a tuft of dried moss, from which he might get a flame for cooking.
With the soft tuft of camel hair he blurred against the peak pale, luminous vapor of new cloud.
The tail is on a level with the back, and gracefully tapers like a drum-stick, to the tuft on the end.
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