pintail vs tuft

pintail

noun
  • A pin-tailed snipe, Gallinago stenura. 

  • A pintail duck, a type of dabbling duck with a characteristic pointed tail. 

  • Any of various species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Acisoma, endemic to Africa and Asia. 

  • A surfboard with a pointed back end. 

  • The end of a fastening pin or mandrel on a Huckbolt or pop rivet that is broken off when installation is complete. 

  • A northern pintail, Anas acuta, a dabbling duck of the northern hemisphere that has a long pointed tail. 

tuft

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

  • A small clump of trees or bushes. 

  • 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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