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tufting
tuft T0405200 (tŭft)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.]
tuft′er n.tuft′y adj.tuft•ing (ˈtʌf tɪŋ)
n. 1. the act or process of making tufts. 2. tufts collectively, esp. as decoration. [1545–55] TranslationsEncyclopediaSeetuft |