tʌft n. & v. --n. 1 a
bunch or
collection of threads,
grass, feathers,
hair,
etc.,
held or growing
together at
the base. 2 Anat. a bunch of
small blood-vessels. --v. 1 tr.
provide with a tuft or tufts. 2 tr.
make depressions at
regular intervals in (a
mattress etc.) by
passing a
thread through. 3 intr.
grow in tufts. øøtufty adj. [ME, prob. f. OF tofe, toffe, of unkn. orig.:
for -t
cf. GRAFT(1)]