tufted

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.

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

tuft′er n.
tuft′y adj.
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tufted

(ˈtʌftɪd)
adj
1. having a tuft or tufts
2. (Botany) (of plants or plant parts) having or consisting of one or more groups of short branches all arising at the same level
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tuft•ed

(ˈtʌf tɪd)

adj.
1. furnished or decorated with tufts.
2. formed into or growing in a tuft or tufts.
[1600–10]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.tufted - (of plants) growing in small dense clumps or tufts
plant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
ungregarious - (of plants) growing together in groups that are not close together
2.tufted - having or adorned with tuftstufted - having or adorned with tufts; "a tufted bedspread"
adorned, decorated - provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
3.tufted - (of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the headtufted - (of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination; "golden crested"; "crested iris"; "crested oriole"; "tufted duck"; "tufted loosestrife"
animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
adorned, decorated - provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
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Translations
ذو قُنْزَعَه
trsovitýv trsech
tottet
büschelartig
rojtos
brúskóttur, toppóttur
dusketknyttettuet
majúci strapcetrsovitý
öbek/demet hâlinde
有簇饰丛毛的簇状的

tufted

[ˈtʌftɪd] ADJcopetudo
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tufted

adj (Orn) → mit Federbusch; (Bot) → büschelförmig
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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.
ˈtufted adjective
having or growing in tufts. a tufted carpet; tufted grass.
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