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Definition of Tuft

Tuft
Tuft Tuft, n. [Prov. E. tuff, F. touffe; of German origin; cf. G. zopf a weft of hair, pigtail, top of a tree. See Top summit.] 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. Under a tuft of shade. --Milton. Green lake, and cedar fuft, and spicy glade. --Keble. 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. [Cant, Eng.] Several young tufts, and others of the faster men. --T. Hughes.
Tuft
Tuft Tuft, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tufted; p. pr. & vb. n. Tufting.] 1. To separate into tufts. 2. To adorn with tufts or with a tuft. --Thomson.
Tuft
Tuft Tuft, v. i. To grow in, or form, a tuft or tufts.

Meaning of Tuft from wikipedia

- tuft in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tuft or tufts or tufted can refer to: Tufted gr****, gr****es growing in tussocks Fascicle (botany), or tuft,...
- Gabbi Alon Tuft (born November 1, 1978) is an American TikToker and retired professional wrestler. Tuft is best known for her time with WWE under the ring...
- Tufting is a type of textile manufacturing in which a thread is inserted on a primary base. It is an ancient technique for making warm garments, especially...
- Tuft cells are chemosensory cells in the epithelial lining of the intestines. Similar tufted cells are found in the respiratory epithelium where they are...
- Tufts University is a private research university in Medford and Somerville, M****achusetts, with additional facilities in Boston and Grafton, M****achusetts...
- The tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata), also known as crested puffin, is a relatively abundant medium-sized pelagic seabird in the auk family (Alcidae)...
- Ear tufts are a collection of fur or feathers found on animals which can resemble an animal's ear or is near the animal's ear. Ear tufts are not found...
- Tuft is a surname. Notable people with the name include: Arne Tuft (1911-1989), Norwegian cross country skier Gabbi Tuft or Tyler Reks (born 1978), American...
- "Riquet with the Tuft" (French: Riquet Ă  la houppe), also known as "Ricky of the Tuft", is a French literary fairy tale first published by Catherine Bernard...
- Svein Tuft (born May 9, 1977) is a Canadian former road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2019 for the Symmetrics, Garmin–Transitions...