tufting

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present participle of tuft
Cloth or yarn strips attached to an airfoil so that their movement can be observed during a test of the air flow around the airfoil placed in the flow
The process of of creating a pile fabric by punching loops of yarn through a woven or nonwoven backing material
Anchoring the cover of upholstered furniture or mattresses by sewing through the filler Often buttons are stitched on and arranged to form a pattern such as biscuit tufting (rows of squares) or diamond tufting (staggered rows which form an overall diamond pattern)
A form of hooking, yarns are pushed through the foundation of a rug with an electric tufting gun to form a pattern
The fabric of an upholstered piece or a mattress that is drawn tightly to secure the padding, creating regularly spaced indentations
A method of carpet manufacture in which surface yarns are sewn or "punched" through a primary backing material The needles of the tufting machine form loops that are hooked by loopers on the underside of the backing material and which remain loops in level or textured loop carpet Alternatively, the loops are tufted and cut with knives to create cut pile carpet The tufted fabric is then coated with an adhesive to adhere a secondary back to provide durability and stability In the past 5-7 years there have been significant advances in tufting technology, allowing for more intricate patterns and textures
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A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base
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A person entitled to wear such a tassel
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A cluster of threads drawn tightly through upholstery, a mattress or a quilt, etc., to secure and strengthen the padding
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A small clump of trees or bushes
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To secure and strengthen (a mattress, quilt, etc.) with tufts
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{v} to adorn, make or plant with a tuft
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{n} a cluster of trees, grass, hair a clump
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a bunch of feathers or hair a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
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To grow in, or form, a tuft or tufts
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To provide or decorate with a tuft or tufts
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A tuft of something such as hair or grass is a small amount of it which is growing together in one place or is held together at the bottom. He had a small tuft of hair on his chin. a bunch of hair, feathers, grass etc growing or held closely together at their base tuft of (tufe)
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To separate into tufts
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a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
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A gold tassel on the cap worn by titled undergraduates at English universities
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To form into tufts
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A cluster; a clump; as, a tuft of plants
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A cluster of yarns drawn through a fabric and projecting from the surface in the form of cut yarns or loops
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To adorn with tufts or with a tuft
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Volcanic ash, particles of 4 mm diameter or smaller
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a bunch of feathers or hair
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{f} form or attach tufts; sew tufts, sew clumps of hair or fibers (on upholstery, etc.)
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To be formed into tufts
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A cluster of yarns drawn through a fabric and projecting from the surface in the form of cut yarns or loops See also "Cut pile," "Cut and loop pile," "Level loop pile," "Loop pile" and "Multilevel loop pile "
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{i} clump of trees or bushes; cluster tied together or fixed at their base and loose at the opposite end (feathers, threads, etc.); tassel worn on the cap of titled undergraduates of English universities in former times
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A collection of small, flexible, or soft things in a knot or bunch; a waving or bending and spreading cluster; as, a tuft of flowers or feathers
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A nobleman, or person of quality, especially in the English universities; so called from the tuft, or gold tassel, on the cap worn by them
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