tuft
noun
/tʌft/
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- A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.
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tupsu,
töyhtö,
tupsulakki
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- (historical) A gold tassel on the cap worn by titled undergraduates at English universities.
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(kultainen) tupsu
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- A small clump of trees or bushes.
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pusikko,
puska
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- (historical) A person entitled to wear such a tassel.
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tupsulakki
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tuft
verb
/tʌft/
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- (intransitive) To be formed into tufts.
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nukittaa,
takkuuntua,
tuftata
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- (transitive) To provide or decorate with a tuft or tufts.
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nukittaa,
tuftata
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- (transitive) To secure and strengthen (a mattress, quilt, etc.) with tufts. This hinders the stuffing from moving.
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tuftata
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