Definition of tuft

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Tuft (v. i.) To grow in, or form, a tuft or tufts..

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Stuprate :: Stupose (a.) Composed of, or having, tufted or matted filaments like tow; stupeous..
Byssus :: Byssus (n.) A tuft of long, tough filaments which are formed in a groove of the foot, and issue from between the valves of certain bivalve mollusks, as the Pinna and Mytilus, by which they attach themselves to rocks, etc..
Feather :: Feather (n.) A tuft of peculiar, long, frizzly hair on a horse..
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..
Tuft :: Tuft (v. t.) To adorn with tufts or with a tuft.
Cocoa Palm :: Cocoa palm () A palm tree producing the cocoanut (Cocos nucifera). It grows in nearly all tropical countries, attaining a height of sixty or eighty feet. The trunk is without branches, and has a tuft of leaves at the top, each being fifteen or twenty feet in length, and at the base of these the nuts hang in clusters; the cocoanut tree..
Cowlick :: Cowlick (n.) A tuft of hair turned up or awry (usually over the forehead), as if licked by a cow..
Thrum :: Thrum (n.) A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn.
Scopiferous :: Scopiferous (a.) Bearing a tuft of brushlike hairs.
Verriculate :: Verriculate (a.) Having thickset tufts of parallel hairs, bristles, or branches..
Guereza :: Guereza (n.) A beautiful Abyssinian monkey (Colobus guereza), having the body black, with a fringe of long, silky, white hair along the sides, and a tuft of the same at the end of the tail. The frontal band, cheeks, and chin are white..
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..
Puff-legged :: Puff-legged (a.) Having a conspicuous tuft of feathers on the legs.
Locky :: Locky (a.) Having locks or tufts.
Offset :: Offset (n.) A short prostrate shoot, which takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc. See Illust. of Houseleek..
Crinite :: Crinite (a.) Bearded or tufted with hairs.
Tappit Hen :: Tappit hen () A hen having a tuft of feathers on her head.
Floccose :: Floccose (n.) Spotted with small tufts like wool.
Brush :: Brush (n.) A tuft of hair on the mandibles.
Saw-whet :: Saw-whet (n.) A small North American owl (Nyctale Acadica), destitute of ear tufts and having feathered toes; -- called also Acadian owl..
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