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tuft

UK
/tʌft/
US
/tʌft/
tuftnoun
tufts
pl
UK
/tʌft/
US
/tʌft/
Translations
The cat had a tuft of fur sticking up on its head.
Le chat avait une touffe de poils qui dressait sur la tête.
Additional translations
houppeSurtout pour une petite touffe de poils, de cheveux ou de plumes, souvent décorative.
Definitions
A small bunch or cluster of something, such as hair, grass, or threads, that is held or grows together at the base and is free at the other ends.
The cat had a tuft of fur sticking up on its head.
A cluster of elongated flexible outgrowths attached or close together at the base and free at the opposite ends, especially a small bunch of feathers or hairs on a bird or animal.
The bird's head was adorned with a bright red tuft.
Synonyms
cluster
clump
knot
puff
tufting
bunch
tuftverb
tufted
Past Simple
tufted
Past Participle
tufting
ing-form
UK
/tʌft/
US
/tʌft/
Translations
capitonnerSurtout en couture et en tapisserie, pour garnir avec des capitons ou des touffes décoratives.
The seamstress tufted the cushion with colorful threads.
La couturière a capitonné le coussin avec des fils colorés.
Additional translations
se former en touffesPour une matière végétale ou un ensemble d'éléments qui se regroupent naturellement.
Definitions
To provide or decorate with tufts.
The seamstress tufted the cushion with colorful threads.
To form into a tuft or tufts.
The grass tufted as it grew in the garden.
Synonyms
plume
sprig
tuft up
gather into tufts
cluster
clump
bunch
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