Definition of tassel Tassel
/tæˈsʌl/ - [tatsul] - tas•sel
We found 16 definitions of tassel from 5 different sources.
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What does tassel mean?
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NounPlural: tassels |
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| tassel - adornment consisting of a bunch of cords fastened at one end | ||
| adornment the action of decorating yourself with something colorful and interesting | ||
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Wiktionary 
- tassel (Noun)
A ball-shaped bunch of plaited or otherwise entangled threads from which at one end protrudes a cord on which the tassel is hung, and which may have loose, dangling threads at the other end. Tassels are normally decorative elements, and as such one often finds them attached, usually along the bottom hem, to garments, curtains or other hangings. - tassel (Noun)
The male inflorescence of maize, which consists of loose threads with anthers on them. - tassel (Noun)
The loose hairs at the end of a braid. - tassel (Verb)
To adorn with tassels. - tassel (Verb)
To put forth a tassel or flower.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- tassel (n.)
A male hawk. See Tercel. - tassel (n.)
A kind of bur used in dressing cloth; a teasel. - tassel (n.)
A pendent ornament, attached to the corners of cushions, to curtains, and the like, ending in a tuft of loose threads or cords. - tassel (n.)
The flower or head of some plants, esp. when pendent. - tassel (n.)
A narrow silk ribbon, or the like, sewed to a book to be put between the leaves. - tassel (n.)
A piece of board that is laid upon a wall as a sort of plate, to give a level surface to the ends of floor timbers; -- rarely used in the United States. - tassel (v. i.)
To put forth a tassel or flower; as, maize tassels. - tassel (v. t.)
To adorn with tassels.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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tassel
tas′el, n. a hanging ornament consisting of a bunch of silk or other material: anything like a tassel: the silk or ribbon-marker of a book: a thin plate of gold on the back of a bishop's gloves.—v.t. to attach a tassel to, to ornament with tassels.—adj. Tass′elled, adorned with tassels. [O. Fr. tassel, an ornament of a square shape, attached to the dress—L. taxillus, dim. of talus, a die.]
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