tuft >> /təft/
Definition: [transitive verb] Provide (something) with a tuft or tufts.
Example: the fringe can be tasseled or tufted
Definition: [transitive verb] Make depressions at regular intervals in (a mattress or cushion) by passing a thread through it.
Example: Furniture makers noticed that tufted upholstery furthered the chair owner's sense of luxury.
Definition: [noun] A bunch or collection of threads, grass, hair, etc., held or growing together at the base.
Example: scrubby tufts of grass