- tuft (of something)
a number of pieces of hair, grass, etc. growing or held closely together at the base Topics Appearancec2(在底部丛生或聚集的)一绺毛发,一丛草 Word Originlate 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.