Tuft Definition

tŭft
tufts
noun
tufts
A bunch of hairs, feathers, grass, etc. growing closely together or attached at the base.
Webster's New World
Any similar cluster.
Webster's New World
A dense clump, especially of trees or bushes.
American Heritage

A cluster of threads drawn tightly through upholstery, a mattress or a quilt, etc., to secure and strengthen the padding.

Wiktionary

(historical) A gold tassel on the cap worn by titled undergraduates at English universities.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
tussockwisptasselmoundknotgroupgoateefeatherscrestclusterclumpbundlebunchbeardbatch
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verb
tufts
To furnish or ornament with tufts or a tuft.
American Heritage
To secure the padding of (a quilt, mattress, etc.) by regularly spaced tufts.
Webster's New World
To grow in or form into tufts.
Webster's New World
To grow in a tuft.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Tuft

Noun

Singular:
tuft
Plural:
tufts

Origin of Tuft

  • Middle English toft(e), from Middle French tofe, toffe 'tuft', from Late Latin (near Vegezio) tufa 'helmet crest', from Germanic (compare Old English ðūf 'tuft', Old Norse þúfa 'mound', Swedish tuva 'tussock, grassy hillock'), from Proto-Germanic *þūbǭ, *þūbaz; akin to Latin tūber 'hump, swelling', Ancient Greek typhē 'cattail (used to stuff beds)'.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English probably alteration of Old French tofe from Late Latin tufa helmet crest or of Germanic origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Tuft Sentence Examples

  • From under the shoulders on each side springs a dense tuft of goldenorange plumes, about 2 ft.

  • The natives in preparing the skins remove both feet and wings, so as to give more prominence to the commercially valuable tuft of plumes.

  • From the centre of the tuft ultimately arises a tall flower-bearing stem, 5 to 15 ft.

  • From each side of his head sprouts a tuft of stiff curled feathers, while the feathers of the throat change colour, and beneath and around it sprouts the frill or ruff already mentioned as giving the bird his name.

  • The horns of the males are very large, and curve round after the manner of the wild goat, with a tuft of hair between and in front.

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