tuft  (tŭft) 
n. A short cluster of elongated strands, as of yarn, hair, or grass, attached at the base or growing close together. A dense clump, especially of trees or bushes.
v.
tuft·ed, tuft·ing, tufts
v.
tr.
To furnish or ornament with tufts or a tuft. To pass threads through the layers of (a quilt, mattress, or upholstery), securing the thread ends with a knot or button.
v.
intr.
To separate or form into tufts. To grow in a tuft.
[Middle English, probably alteration of Old French tofe, from Late Latin tufa, helmet crest, or of Germanic origin.]
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