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Word: Tuft
Speech Type: Noun
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
tʌft
a bunch or collection of threads, grass, hair, etc., held or growing together at the base
Short Definition:bunch or collection of threads, grass, hair
Examples:- scrubby tufts of grass
Word: Tuft
Speech Type: Verb
tʌft
provide with a tuft or tufts
Short Definition:provide with tuft or tufts
Examples:- the fringe can be tasselled or tufted
strengthen (upholstery) by passing a cluster of threads through the material, so making depressions at regular intervals.
Short Definition:strengthen upholstery by passing cluster of threads through material
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