tuft
noun /tʌft/
/tʌft/
- tuft (of something) a number of pieces of hair, grass, etc. growing or held closely together at the base
Topics Appearancec2(在底部丛生或聚集的)一绺毛发,一丛草 词源late Middle English: probably from Old French tofe, of unknown origin. The final -t is typical of phonetic confusion between -f and -ft at the end of words; compare with graft.