tufting

English

Verb

tufting

1. present participle and gerund of tuft

Noun

tufting (plural tuftings)

1. A tuft.
   • 2012, Herb Williams, North to Alaska with a No-Account Cat:

     We checked out a large selection of Native handicrafts, including mukluks made of seal or reindeer skin and lined with fur, medicine spirit stones, and moose hair tuftings.

2. A type of stitching passing through a quilt or mattress to hold the filling in place. See tuft for images.