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• tuft — [tuft] n. [ME (with unhistoric t) < OFr tufe, prob. < L tufa, a kind of helmet crest] 1. a bunch of hairs, feathers, grass, etc. growing closely together or attached at the base 2. any similar cluster; specif., a) a clump of plants or trees …   English World dictionary

• tuft — [[t]tʌft[/t]] n. 1) anat. bot a bunch or cluster of small, usu. upright but flexible parts, as hair, feathers, flowers, or leaves, that are attached or close together at the base 2) clo a cluster of cut threads used decoratively on garments,… …   From formal English to slang

• tuft — /tʌft / (say tuft) noun 1. a bunch of small, usually soft and flexible things, as feathers, hairs, etc., fixed at the base with the upper part loose. 2. a small clump of bushes, trees, etc. 3. a cluster of short stalked flowers, leaves, etc.,… …  

• tuft — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, modification of Middle French touffe, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German zopf tip more at top Date: 14th century 1. a. a small cluster of elongated flexible outgrowths attached or close… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• tuft — 1. noun /tʌft/ a) A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base. b) A cluster of threads drawn tightly through upholstery, a mattress or a …   Wiktionary

• tuft — n. & v. n. 1 a bunch or collection of threads, grass, feathers, hair, etc., held or growing together at the base. 2 Anat. a bunch of small blood vessels. v. 1 tr. provide with a tuft or tufts. 2 tr. make depressions at regular intervals in (a… …   Useful english dictionary

• Arabic influence on the Spanish language — has been significant, due to the Islamic presence in the Iberian peninsula between 711 and 1492 A.D. (see Al Andalus). Modern day Spanish language (also called castellano in Spanish) first appeared in the small Christian Kingdom of Castile in… …   Wikipedia

• flock — flock1 flockless, adj. /flok/, n. 1. a number of animals of one kind, esp. sheep, goats, or birds, that keep or feed together or are herded together. 2. a large number of people; crowd. 3. a large group of things: a flock of letters to answer. 4 …   Universalium

• flock — I. /flɒk / (say flok) noun 1. a number of animals of one kind keeping, feeding, or herded together, now especially of sheep or goats, or of birds. 2. a crowd; large number of people. 3. (in New Testament and ecclesiastical use) a. the Christian… …