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tuftiest Definition


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tuft
noun
    1. A small bunch or clump of grass, hair, feathers, wool, etc attached or growing together at the base.
      Thesaurus: cluster, bunch, clump, truss, tassel, topknot.
    2. anatomy.
      A group of small blood vessels.
verb tufted, tufting
    1. To grow or form in a tuft or tufts.
    2. upholstery.
      To use thread to draw two sides of (a cushion, mattress, etc) together so that the padding is secured and a regular pattern of depressions is produced, each depression then being covered with a button or a tuft of threads.
Derivative: tufting
noun
    Derivative: tufty
    adj
      Etymology: 14c.



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