The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tuft \Tuft\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tufted; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Tufting.]
   1. To separate into tufts.
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   2. To adorn with tufts or with a tuft. --Thomson.
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