TUFT


Meaning of TUFT in English

/ tʌft; NAmE / noun

tuft (of sth) a number of pieces of hair, grass, etc. growing or held closely together at the base

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : probably from Old French tofe , of unknown origin. The final -t is typical of phonetic confusion between -f and -ft at the end of words; compare with graft .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.