Tuft(n.)
- A collection of small, flexible, or soft things in a knot or bunch; a waving or bending and spreading cluster; as, a tuft of flowers or feathers.
Tuft(n.)
- A cluster; a clump; as, a tuft of plants.
Tuft(n.)
- A nobleman, or person of quality, especially in the English universities; -- so called from the tuft, or gold tassel, on the cap worn by them.