tuft

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

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Noun

1. A [[bunch]] of [[feather]]s, [[grass]] or [[hair]], etc., held together at the [[base]].
2. A [[cluster]] of [[thread]]s drawn tightly through [[upholstery]], a [[mattress]] or a [[quilt]], etc., to [[secure]] and [[strengthen]] the [[padding]].
3. A small [[clump]] of [[tree]]s or [[bush]]es.
4. {{lb|en|historical}} A gold [[tassel]] on the cap worn by [[titled]] [[undergraduate]]s at English universities.
5. {{lb|en|historical}} A person [[entitle]]d to wear such a tassel.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[provide]] or [[decorate]] with a tuft or tufts.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[form]] into tufts.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To secure and strengthen (a mattress, quilt, etc.) with tufts. This hinders the stuffing from moving.
4. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To be formed into tufts.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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