love-lies-bleeding vs tuft

love-lies-bleeding

noun
  • A tropical plant, Amaranthus caudatus, that has clusters of little red flowers 

tuft

noun
  • A small clump of trees or bushes. 

  • A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base. 

  • A gold tassel on the cap worn by titled undergraduates at English universities. 

  • A person entitled to wear such a tassel. 

  • A cluster of threads drawn tightly through upholstery, a mattress or a quilt, etc., to secure and strengthen the padding. 

verb
  • To form into tufts. 

  • To secure and strengthen (a mattress, quilt, etc.) with tufts. This hinders the stuffing from moving. 

  • To be formed into tufts. 

  • To provide or decorate with a tuft or tufts. 

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