■ noun a bunch of threads, grass, or hair, held or growing together at the base.
↘ Anatomy & Zoology a bunch of small blood vessels or other small anatomical structures.
■ verb
1》 provide with a ~ or ~s.
2》 Needlework strengthen (upholstery) by passing a cluster of threads through the material, so making depressions at regular intervals.
Derivatives
~ed adjective
~y adjective
Origin
ME: prob. from OFr. tofe , of unknown origin.