tuft

/tสŒft/

IPA: /T AH1 F T/

noun
  1. 1

    A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.

  2. 2

    A cluster of threads drawn tightly through upholstery, a mattress or a quilt, etc., to secure and strengthen the padding.

  3. 3

    A small clump of trees or bushes.

  4. 4

    A gold tassel on the cap worn by titled undergraduates at English universities.

  5. 5

    A person entitled to wear such a tassel.

verb
  1. 1

    To provide or decorate with a tuft or tufts.

  2. 2

    To form into tufts.

  3. 3

    To secure and strengthen (a mattress, quilt, etc.) with tufts.

  4. 4

    To be formed into tufts.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tuft