tuft of hair

collocation in English

meaningsoftuftandhair

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tuft
noun[C]
uk
/tʌft/us
/tʌft/
a number of short pieces of hair, grass, etc. that grow closely together or are held together near ...
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hair
noun[C or U]
uk
/heər/us
/her/
the mass of thin thread-like structures on the head of a person, or any of these structures that grow out of the skin of a person ...
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(Definition oftuftandhairfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Finds included a missing shoe, atuftofhair, a fragment of skull, and a tooth.
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The impala has scent glands covered by the blacktuftofhairon the back feet.
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The male has a whitetuftofhairon its face.
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Males have a dense truncatetuftofhairon the middle tibia.
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It has three bows, and a smalltuftofhair.
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Though long portrayed as a koala, she is now depicted as a cheetah with a large browntuftofhair, large purple glasses, and a purple dress.
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The creature didn't talk, but made strange hooting noises, and flung flames from atuftofhairon top of its head.
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Whenever he is "not" in disguise, he is typically seen wearing either a necktie, a mustache, or atuftofhair.
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On the day of a match, the combatants' heads are shaved, leaving only a smalltuftofhairat the crown to which neem leaves are tied for good luck.
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Many species have atuftofhairon the trailing edge of the forewing which protrudes upwards at rest.
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Atuftofhairwas removed from the skull and solemnly put in a basket which was used for divination.
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This comic figure is old man with round eyes, big nose, mustache and with a singletuftofhairon top of his head.
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A small but pronouncedtuftofhairup to one cm long grows from the tip of each ear.
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Each flower can produce thousands of tiny (1 mm diameter) seeds that are contained in a small capsule usually adorned with atuftofhairthat aids in wind dispersal.
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Her visible right arm is muscular and out of proportion to the rest of her body, while a darktuftofhairsprouts from her underarm.
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Huge goblins that are fiercely warlike, usually with a largetuftofhairon the tips of their ears.
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But they do not possess thetuftofhairat the tip as in the tufted ghost crabs.
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Weighed about 50g, and sometimes had atuftofhairor cotton on the back edge to ensure a straight flight.
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This involved cutting a mohawk but leaving a longertuftofhairat the front of the head.
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