单词 | tuft |
释义 | tuft ![]() n. 1. A short cluster of elongated strands, as of yarn, hair, or grass, attached at the base or growing close together. 2. A dense clump, especially of trees or bushes. v. tuft·ed, tuft·ing, tufts v.tr. 1. To furnish or ornament with tufts or a tuft. 2. To pass threads through the layers of (a quilt, mattress, or upholstery), securing the thread ends with a knot or button. v.intr. 1. To separate or form into tufts. 2. To grow in a tuft. [Middle English, probably alteration of Old French tofe, from Late Latin tufa, helmet crest, or of Germanic origin.] tufter n. tufty adj. |
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