Tufted Definition & Meaning

tufted
adjective
  1. (of plants) growing in small dense clumps or tufts
  2. having or adorned with tufts; "a tufted bedspread"
  3. (of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination; "golden crested"; "crested iris"; "crested oriole"; "tufted duck"; "tufted loosestrife"

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