[tʌft], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a bunch or collection of threads, grass, hair, etc., held or growing together at the base
(e.g: scrubby tufts of grass)


Phrases:

Origin:
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

[tʌft], (Verb)

Definitions:
- provide with a tuft or tufts
(e.g: the fringe can be tasselled or tufted)

- strengthen (upholstery) by passing a cluster of threads through the material, so making depressions at regular intervals


Phrases:

Origin:
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