Definition of tuft

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Tuft (n.) A cluster; a clump; as, a tuft of plants..

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Chenille :: Chenille (n.) Tufted cord, of silk or worsted, for the trimming of ladies' dresses, for embroidery and fringes, and for the weft of Chenille rugs..
Kneebrush :: Kneebrush (n.) A tuft or brush of hair on the knees of some species of antelopes and other animals; -- chiefly used in the plural.
Tappit Hen :: Tappit hen () A hen having a tuft of feathers on her head.
Cirrous :: Cirrous (a.) Tufted; -- said of certain feathers of birds.
Tufty :: Tufty (a.) Abounding with tufts.
Thrum :: Thrum (n.) One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts resembling these..
Lophine :: Lophine (n.) A nitrogenous organic base obtained by the oxidation of amarine, and regarded as a derivative of benzoic aldehyde. It is obtained in long white crystalline tufts, -- whence its name..
Lugworm :: Lugworm (n.) A large marine annelid (Arenicola marina) having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back. It is found burrowing in sandy beaches, both in America and Europe, and is used for bait by European fishermen. Called also lobworm, and baitworm..
Tufted :: Tufted (imp. & p. p.) of Tuf.
Tuft :: Tuft (v. i.) To grow in, or form, a tuft or tufts..
Crown-imperial :: Crown-imperial (n.) A spring-blooming plant (Fritillaria imperialis) of the Lily family, having at the top of the stalk a cluster of pendent bell-shaped flowers surmounted with a tuft of green leaves..
Flocculate :: Flocculate (a.) Furnished with tufts of curly hairs, as some insects..
Scops Owl :: Scops owl () Any one of numerous species of small owls of the genus Scops having ear tufts like those of the horned owls, especially the European scops owl (Scops giu), and the American screech owl (S. asio)..
Tuft :: Tuft (n.) A cluster; a clump; as, a tuft of plants..
Floccose :: Floccose (n.) Having tufts of soft hairs, which are often deciduous..
Tuz :: Tuz (n.) A lock or tuft of hair.
Scopula :: Scopula (n.) A special tuft of hairs on the leg of a bee.
Sea Chickweed :: Sea chickweed () A fleshy plant (Arenaria peploides) growing in large tufts in the sands of the northern Atlantic seacoast; -- called also sea sandwort, and sea purslane..
Thrum :: Thrum (v. t.) To insert short pieces of rope-yarn or spun yarn in; as, to thrum a piece of canvas, or a mat, thus making a rough or tufted surface..
Chaplet :: Chaplet (n.) A tuft of feathers on a peacock's head.
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