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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