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Definition of tassel

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Tassel Tas"sel, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tasseledor Tasselled; p. pr. & vb. n. Tasseling or Tasselling.] To put forth a tassel or flower; as, maize tassels.
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Tassel Tas"sel, v. t. To adorn with tassels. --Chaucer.
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Tassel Tas"sel, n. (Falconry) A male hawk. See Tercel.
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Tassel Tas"sel, n. [See Teasel.] A kind of bur used in dressing cloth; a teasel.
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Tassel Tas"sel, n. [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.] 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 C. sconchifolia, and of the blossoms which they bear.
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Tercel Ter"cel, n. See Tiercel. Called also tarsel, tassel. --Chaucer.

Meaning of tassel from wikipedia

- A t****el is a finishing feature in fabric and clothing decoration. It is a universal ornament that is seen in varying versions in many cultures around...
- Van T****el or Van T****ell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: George Van T****el (1910–1978) Gilbert Van T****el Hamilton (1877–1943)...
- George Wellington Van T****el (March 12, 1910 – February 9, 1978) was an American contactee, ufologist and author. Van T****el was born in Jefferson, Ohio...
- Hôtel T****el George "Corn" T****el Richard T****el (1582–1660), French painter Van T****el T****ell This page lists people with the surname T****el. If an...
- protection, and additionally finds a post-mortem wound on "Lady Van T****el's" body. Lady Van T****el, alive and well, then reveals herself to Katrina, and explains...
- The Hôtel T****el (French: Hôtel T****el; Dutch: Hotel T****el) is a historic town house in Brussels, Belgium. It was designed by Victor Horta for the scientist...
- superstitious schoolmaster from Connecticut. Ichabod intends to woo Katrina Van T****el, the daughter of a wealthy farmer, in order to procure her family's riches...
- connection to the Van T****el family is cited in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", and it was through their ****ociation with a rebellious Van T****el scion during the...
- Old T****el — Reyetaeh in Cherokee language, Koatohee,: 138  sometimes Cornt****el (Cherokee language: Utsi'dsata, died 1788) — was "First Beloved Man" (the...
- consisting of a horizontal square board fixed upon a skull-cap, with a t****el attached to the centre. In the UK and the US, it is commonly referred to...