meaning of tuft
1. A collection of small, flexible, or soft things in a knot or bunch; a waving or bending and spreading cluster; as, a tuft of flowers or feathers.
2. A cluster; a clump; as, a tuft of plants.
3. A nobleman, or person of quality, especially in the English universities; -- so called from the tuft, or gold tassel, on the cap worn by them.
4. To separate into tufts.
5. To adorn with tufts or with a tuft.
6. To grow in, or form, a tuft or tufts.
7. a bunch of feathers or hair
Related Words
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