Tuft

noun
1.
a bunch or cluster of small, usually soft and flexible parts, as feathers or hairs, attached or fixed closely together at the base and loose at the upper ends.
2.
a cluster of short, fluffy threads, used to decorate cloth, as for a bedspread, robe, bath mat, or window curtain.
3.
a cluster of cut threads, used as a decorative finish attached to the tying or holding threads of mattresses, quilts, upholstery, etc.
4.
a covered or finished button designed for similar use.
5.
a cluster of short-stalked flowers, leaves, etc., growing from a common point.
6.
a small clump of bushes, trees, etc.
7.
a gold tassel on the cap formerly worn at English universities by titled undergraduates.
8.
a titled undergraduateat an English university.
verb (used with object)
9.
to furnish or decorate with a tuft or tufts.
10.
to arrange in a tuft or tufts.
11.
Upholstery. to draw together (a cushion or the like) by passing a thread through at regular intervals, the depressions thus produced being usually ornamented with tufts or buttons.
verb (used without object)
12.
to form into or grow in a tuft or tufts.
noun
1.
a bunch of feathers, grass, hair, etc, held together at the base
2.
a cluster of threads drawn tightly through upholstery, a mattress, a quilt, etc, to secure and strengthen the padding
3.
a small clump of trees or bushes
4.
(formerly) a gold tassel on the cap worn by titled undergraduates at English universities
5.
a person entitled to wear such a tassel
verb
6.
(transitive) to provide or decorate with a tuft or tufts
7.
to form or be formed into tufts
8.
to secure and strengthen (a mattress, quilt, etc) with tufts
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