tuft

1. 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. Source: opted

2. n. A cluster; a clump; as, a tuft of plants. Source: opted

3. 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. Source: opted

4. v. t. To separate into tufts. Source: opted

5. v. t. To adorn with tufts or with a tuft. Source: opted

6. v. i. To grow in, or form, a tuft or tufts. Source: opted

7. n. a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass Source: wordnet

8. n. a bunch of feathers or hair Source: wordnet

9. n:100 n. a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass n. a bunch of feathers or hair Source: ecdict

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