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English (Norfolk) : variant of Tuft.
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n.
A green seaweed (Cladophora rupestris) growing in dense tufts.
v. t.
To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe.
a.
Having thickset tufts of parallel hairs, bristles, or branches.
v. t.
To adorn with tufts or with a tuft.
n.
One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts resembling these.
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Having the form of tussocks; full of, or covered with, tussocks, or tufts.
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A small North American owl (Nyctale Acadica), destitute of ear tufts and having feathered toes; -- called also Acadian owl.
v. i.
To grow in, or form, a tuft or tufts.
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A genus of epiphytic endogenous plants found in the Southern United States and in tropical America. Tillandsia usneoides, called long moss, black moss, Spanish moss, and Florida moss, has a very slender pendulous branching stem, and forms great hanging tufts on the branches of trees. It is often used for stuffing mattresses.
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An antelope (Saiga Tartarica) native of the plains of Siberia and Eastern Russia. The male has erect annulated horns, and tufts of long hair beneath the eyes and ears.
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Oxide of tellurium. It occurs sparingly in tufts of white or yellowish crystals.
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A caterpillar of any one of numerous species of bombycid moths. The body of these caterpillars is covered with hairs which form long tufts or brushes. Some species are very injurious to shade and fruit trees. Called also tussock caterpillar. See Orgyia.
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A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn.
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Any plant of the genus Carex, perennial, endogenous herbs, often growing in dense tufts in marshy places. They have triangular jointless stems, a spiked inflorescence, and long grasslike leaves which are usually rough on the margins and midrib. There are several hundred species.
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Growing in tufts or clusters.
v. t.
To separate into tufts.
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Growing in tufts or clusters; tufty.
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Abounding with tufts.