- having a tuft or tufts
- (of plants or plant parts) having or consisting of one or more groups of short branches all arising at the same level
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tuft•ed
(tuf′tid),USA pronunciation adj.
- Anatomy, Botany, Zoologyfurnished or decorated with tufts.
- Anatomy, Botany, Zoologyformed into or growing in a tuft or tufts.
- tuft + -ed3 1600–10
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tufted /ˈtʌftɪd/ adj
tuft /tʌft/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Anatomya cluster of small, straight but flexible parts, as hair, feathers, or leaves, close together at the base.
tuft (tuft),USA pronunciation
n.
v.t.
v.i.
tuft′er, n.
- 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.
- Clothinga cluster of short, fluffy threads, used to decorate cloth, as for a bedspread, robe, bath mat, or window curtain.
- Clothinga cluster of cut threads, used as a decorative finish attached to the tying or holding threads of mattresses, quilts, upholstery, etc.
- Botanya covered or finished button designed for similar use.
- Botanya cluster of short-stalked flowers, leaves, etc., growing from a common point.
- Clothinga small clump of bushes, trees, etc.
- Educationa gold tassel on the cap formerly worn at English universities by titled undergraduates.
- Educationa titled undergraduateat an English university.
v.t.
- to furnish or decorate with a tuft or tufts.
- to arrange in a tuft or tufts.
- 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.
- 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
'tufted' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bobcat
- bobble
- candlewick
- caracal
- gnu
- imperial
- loosestrife
- lugworm
- lynx
- penicillium
- pompom
- tufted duck
- barbate
- buffalo grass
- candytuft
- comate
- degu
- festuca
- gemsbok
- goatee
- lace-fern
- lion
- liriope
- milkweed family
- pipe cleaner
- quilt
- rock jasmine
- thrummy
- titmouse
- tufted titmouse
- whitlowwort