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tuft  (tft)

n.

1. A short cluster of elongated strands, as of yarn, hair, or grass, attached at the base or growing close together.

2. A dense clump, especially of trees or bushes.

v. tuft·ed, tuft·ing, tufts

v.tr.

1. To furnish or ornament with tufts or a tuft.

2. To pass threads through the layers of (a quilt, mattress, or upholstery), securing the thread ends with a knot or button.

v.intr.

1. To separate or form into tufts.

2. To grow in a tuft.

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[Middle English, probably alteration of Old French tofe, from Late Latin tufa, helmet crest, or of Germanic origin.]

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tufter n.

tufty adj.

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tuft [tʌft]

n

1. a bunch of feathers, grass, hair, etc., held together at the base

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) a cluster of threads drawn tightly through upholstery, a mattress, a quilt, etc., to secure and strengthen the padding

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) a small clump of trees or bushes

4. (Historical Terms) (formerly) a gold tassel on the cap worn by titled undergraduates at English universities

5. (Historical Terms) a person entitled to wear such a tassel

vb

1. (tr) to provide or decorate with a tuft or tufts

2. to form or be formed into tufts

3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) to secure and strengthen (a mattress, quilt, etc.) with tufts

[perhaps from Old French tufe, of Germanic origin; compare top¹]

tufter  n

tufty  adj

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Tuft a small cluster; a small group of trees.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tuft - a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass tussock bunch, clump, cluster, clustering - a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers" wisp - a small tuft or lock; "wisps of hair" hexenbesen, staghead, witch broom, witches' broom - an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbance coma - (botany) a usually terminal tuft of bracts (as in the pineapple) or tuft of hairs (especially on certain seeds)
	2.	tuft - a bunch of feathers or hair           crest - a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal

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tuft

noun clump, bunch, shock, collection, knot, cluster, tussock, topknot He had a small tuft of hair on his chin.

Translations

tuft [tʌft] N [of hair] → copete m, mechón m; [of grass] → mata f; [of feathers] → cresta f; (on top of head) → copete m; (on helmet) → penacho m

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tuft [ˈtʌft] n [hair, wool, grass] → touffe f

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tuft

n → Büschel nt; a tuft of hair → ein Haarbüschel nt; a tuft of feathers → ein Federbusch m

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tuft [tʌft] n (of hair) → ciuffo, ciocca; (of grass) → ciuffo

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tuft [tʌft] n (of hair) → ciuffo, ciocca; (of grass) → ciuffo

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tuft

n tuft [taft]

a small bunch or clump (of grass, hair, feathers etc) She sat down on a tuft of grass. pluim خُصْلَه туфа trs tot das Büschel θύσανος, τούφα mata, (pelo) mechón mätas, tutt دسته؛ کاکل tukko touffe צִיצָה पंखों घास बालों आदि का गुच्छा pramen, busen (fű-, haj- stb.) csomó rumpun, berkas brúskur, skúfur, toppur ciuffo ふさ 수풀 kuokštas kušķītis jambak bosje dott, tjafs, topp, grastust kępa tufo smoc пучок trs; chlp, chumáč šop busen tofs, tott, knippe, tuva, []buske ปอยผม tutam, demet 一簇 чубок; пучок; жмуток گھچا búi, chòm 一簇

adj tufted

having or growing in tufts a tufted carpet; tufted grass. gepluim ذو قُنْزَعَه оформен на туфи trsovitý, v trsech tottet büschelartig φουντωτός en una mata; en un fajo; en un haz de fibras; copetudo tupsuline, mättaline کوفک دار؛ کاکل دار tupsu- en touffe(s) מְצוּיָץ गुव्छा बना हुआ u kitama, čupav rojtos berumpun brúskóttur, toppóttur a ciuffi ふさふさした 군생하는 kuokštuotas, augantis kuokštais kušķains; kušķots berjumbai-jumbai met bosjes dusket, tuet, knyttet (teppe) kępiasty tufoso cu/în smocuri; cu ciucuri растущий пучками majúci strapce; trsovitý, strapcovitý čopast busenolik tofsprydd, buskig, tuvig เป็นกระจุก öbek/demet hâlinde 有簇飾叢毛的，簇狀的 такий, що з чубком; такий, що росте пучками گچھا دار có búi, chòm 有簇饰丛毛的，簇状的