Tassel
Definition of Tassel
Tas´sel
n.
1.
(Falconry)
A
male
hawk
.
See
Tercel
.
1.
A
kind
of
bur
used
in
dressing
cloth
;
a
teasel
.
1.
A
pendent
ornament
,
attached
to
the
corners
of
cushions
,
to
curtains
,
and
the
like
,
ending
in
a
tuft
of
loose
threads
or
cords
.
2.
The
flower
or
head
of
some
plants
,
esp
.
when
pendent
.
And
the
maize
field
grew
and
ripened
,
Till
it
stood
in
all
the
splendor
Of
its
garments
green
and
yellow
,
Of
its
tassels
and
its
plumage
.
- Longfellow.
3.
A
narrow
silk
ribbon
,
or
the
like
,
sewed
to
a
book
to
be
put
between
the
leaves
.
4.
(Arch.)
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 flower
(Bot.)
a
name
of
several
composite
plants
of
the
genus
Cineraria
,
especially
the
Cineraria
sconchifolia
,
and
of
the
blossoms
which
they
bear
.
v. i.
1.
To
put
forth
a
tassel
or
flower
;
as
,
maize
tassels
.
[
imp
. &
p
.
p
.
Tasseled
or
Tasselled
;
p
.
pr
. &
vb
.
n
.
Tasseling
or
Tasselling
.]
v. t.
1.
To
adorn
with
tassels
.
Related Words
adornment
,
sword
knot
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