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Meaning of 'tuft' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Tuft [ n.]
- 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.
- A cluster; a clump; as, a tuft of plants.
- 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.
2 . Tuft [ v. i.]
- To grow in, or form, a tuft or tufts.
3 . Tuft [ v. t.]
- To separate into tufts.
- To adorn with tufts or with a tuft.

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tuf-taffeta tufa tufaceous tuff tuffoon tufted tufthunter tufthunting tufting tufty

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