TUFT


Meaning of TUFT in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' t ə ft

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, modification of Middle French touffe, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German zopf tip ― more at TOP

Date: 14th century

1 a : a small cluster of elongated flexible outgrowths attached or close together at the base and free at the opposite ends especially : a growing bunch of grasses or close-set plants b : a bunch of soft fluffy threads cut off short and used as ornament

2 : CLUMP , CLUSTER

3 : MOUND

4 : any of the projections of yarns drawn through a fabric or making up a fabric so as to produce a surface of raised loops or cut pile

– tuft · ed \ ' t ə f-t ə d \ adjective

– tufty \ ' t ə f-t ē \ adjective

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