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What is the noun for tuft?

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tuft
  1. A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.
  2. A cluster of threads drawn tightly through upholstery, a mattress or a quilt, etc., to secure and strengthen the padding.
  3. A small clump of trees or bushes.
  4. (historical) A gold tassel on the cap worn by titled undergraduates at English universities.
  5. (historical) A person entitled to wear such a tassel.
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  7. Examples:
    1. “These are launched from a special gun using compressed gas, a tuft of fibers at the back of the missile serving as both fletching and wadding.”
      “Bearded vultures earned their name from a small tuft of dark feathers below their beaks.”
      “The paper is positioned just where his face ought to be, and all I see of him are two ears and a tuft of hair.”
tufter
  1. A machine that tufts carpets, etc.
  2. A person who uses such a machine.
tufty
  1. (Britain) the tufted duck.
tuftiness
  1. The quality of being tufty.
tufting
  1. A tuft.
tuftings
  1. plural of tufting
tufters
  1. plural of tufter
tufties
  1. plural of tufty
tufts
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