tuft

tuft

 (tŭft)

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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tuft′er n.

tuft′y adj.

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tuft

(tʌft)

n

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

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

3. (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

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

7. to form or be formed into tufts

8. (Knitting & Sewing) to secure and strengthen (a mattress, quilt, etc) with tufts

[C14: perhaps from Old French tufe, of Germanic origin; compare top¹]

ˈtufter n

ˈtufty adj

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tuft

(tʌft)

n.

1. a bunch or cluster of small, usu. upright but flexible parts, as hair, feathers, flowers, or leaves, that are attached or close together at the base.

2. a cluster of cut threads used decoratively on garments, upholstery, curtains, mattresses, etc.

3. a small clump of bushes, trees, etc.

v.t.

4. to furnish or decorate with a tuft or tufts.

5. to arrange in a tuft or tufts.

6. to draw together (a cushion, mattress, etc.) by passing a thread through at regular intervals, the depressions thus produced usu. being ornamented with tufts or buttons.

v.i.

7. to form into or grow in a tuft or tufts.

[1350–1400; Middle English, variant of toft(e) < Middle French tofe, toffe, of uncertain orig.; E parasitic t as in graft¹]

tuft′er, n.

tuft′y, adj. tuft•i•er, tuft•i•est.

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Tuft

 a small cluster; a small group of trees.

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tuft

Past participle: tufted
Gerund: tufting

Imperative

tuft

tuft

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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.

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Translations

خُصْلَه

trs

tot

Büschel

manojomechónpenacho

touffe

brúskur, skúfur, toppur

ciuffocespo

augantis kuokštaiskuokštuotas

kušķītis

bomengroepbosjebundelbundelenpluk

grastusttjafs

šop

demettutam

一簇

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

(taft) noun

a small bunch or clump (of grass, hair, feathers etc). She sat down on a tuft of grass. pluim خُصْلَه туфа moita / tufo trs das Büschel tot θύσανος, τούφαmata, 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 bosjedott, tjafs, topp, grastust kępa کاکل tufo smoc пучок trs; chlp, chumáč šop busen tofs, tott, knippe, tuva, [fjäder]buske ปอยผม tutam, demet 一簇 чубок; пучок; жмуток گھچا búi, chòm 一簇

ˈtufted adjective

having or growing in tufts. a tufted carpet; tufted grass. gepluim ذو قُنْزَعَه оформен на туфи tufoso trsovitý, v trsech büschelartig tottet 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 kępiasty کاکل لرونکی 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

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tuft

n. penacho, copete.

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