tassel Meaning, Definition & Usage

Tas"sel noun

Definitions

1. (Falconry) A male hawk. See Tercel.

Tas"sel noun

Etymology

See Teasel.

Definitions

1. A kind of bur used in dressing cloth; a teasel.

Tas"sel noun

Etymology

OE., a fastening of a mantle, OF. tassel a fastening, clasp, F. tasseau a bracket, Fr. L. taxillus a little die, dim. of talus a die of a longish shape, rounded on two sides and marked only on the other four, a knuckle bone.

Definitions

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.

Tas"sel intransitive verb

Wordforms

imperfect & past participle Tasseled or Tasselled; present participle & verbal noun Tasseling or Tasselling

Definitions

1. To put forth a tassel or flower; as, maize tassels.

Tas"sel transitive verb

Definitions

1. To adorn with tassels. Chaucer.