(transitive) To provide or decorate with a tuft or tufts. / (transitive) To form into tufts.

A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base. / A cluster of threads drawn tightly through upholstery, a mattress or a quilt, etc., to secure and strengthen the padding.

present participle of tuft

A tuft. / A type of stitching passing through a quilt or mattress to hold the filling in place. See tuft for images.

plural of tuft

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tuft

simple past tense and past participle of tuft

Having tufts.

plural of tufting

A surname.