- (n.) A collection of small, flexible or soft things in a knot or bunch; a waving or bending and spreading cluster; as, a tuft of flowers or feathers.
- (n.) A nobleman or person of quality, especially in the English universities; -- so called from the tuft or gold tassel, on the cap worn by them.
- (n.) A cluster; a clump; as, a tuft of plants.
- (v.i.) To grow in or form, a tuft or tufts.
- (v.t.) To separate into tufts.
- (v.t.) To adorn with tufts or with a tuft.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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