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Raretuft
The correct spelling is tuft.
How to pronounce tuft
/tʌft/
nounIPA: /tʌft/
Say it like: Tuf-t
The correct spelling is tuft. A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.
- 2.A cluster of threads drawn tightly through upholstery, a mattress or a quilt, etc., to secure and strengthen the padding.
- 3.A small clump of trees or bushes.
- 4.A gold tassel on the cap worn by titled undergraduates at English universities.
- 5.A person entitled to wear such a tassel.
verb
- 1.To provide or decorate with a tuft or tufts.
- 2.To form into tufts.
- 3.To secure and strengthen (a mattress, quilt, etc.) with tufts.
- 4.To be formed into tufts.
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