tufted

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtʌftɪd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tuftid)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tuft•ed  (tuftid),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Anatomy, Botany, Zoologyfurnished or decorated with tufts.
  2. Anatomy, Botany, Zoologyformed into or growing in a tuft or tufts.
  • tuft + -ed3 1600–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tufted /ˈtʌftɪd/ adj
  1. having a tuft or tufts
  2. (of plants or plant parts) having or consisting of one or more groups of short branches all arising at the same level
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
tuft /tʌft/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Anatomya cluster of small, straight but flexible parts, as hair, feathers, or leaves, close together at the base.
tuft•ed, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tuft (tuft),USA pronunciation  n. 
  1. Anatomy, Zoologya bunch or cluster of small, usually soft and flexible parts, as feathers or hairs, attached or fixed closely together at the base and loose at the upper ends.
  2. Clothinga cluster of short, fluffy threads, used to decorate cloth, as for a bedspread, robe, bath mat, or window curtain.
  3. Clothinga cluster of cut threads, used as a decorative finish attached to the tying or holding threads of mattresses, quilts, upholstery, etc.
  4. Botanya covered or finished button designed for similar use.
  5. Botanya cluster of short-stalked flowers, leaves, etc., growing from a common point.
  6. Clothinga small clump of bushes, trees, etc.
  7. Educationa gold tassel on the cap formerly worn at English universities by titled undergraduates.
  8. Educationa titled undergraduateat an English university.

v.t. 
  1. to furnish or decorate with a tuft or tufts.
  2. to arrange in a tuft or tufts.
  3. Furniture[Upholstery.]to draw together (a cushion or the like) by passing a thread through at regular intervals, the depressions thus produced being usually ornamented with tufts or buttons.

v.i. 
  1. to form into or grow in a tuft or tufts.
  • ?; English parasitic t as in graft1
  • Middle French tofe, toffe
  • Middle English, variant of toft(e) 1350–1400
tufter, n. 

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