See Tassel
1tassel — (n.) c.1300, mantle fastener, from O.Fr. tassel a fastening, clasp (mid 12c.), from V.L. *tassellus, said to be from L. taxillus small die or cube, a dim. of talus knucklebone, ankle (see TALUS (Cf. talus) (1)). But OED finds this doubtful and… …
2tassel-hawk — tassel gentle, tassel hawk see tercel …
3Tassel — Tas sel, n. (Falconry) A male hawk. See {Tercel}. [1913 Webster] …
4Tassel — Tas sel, n. [See {Teasel}.] A kind of bur used in dressing cloth; a teasel. [1913 Webster] …
5Tassel — For other uses, see hilt and maize. A tassel is a binding of plaited or otherwise gathered 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… …
6tassel — tasseler; esp. Brit., tasseller, n. tasselly; esp. Brit., tasselly, adj. /tas euhl/, n., v., tasseled, tasseling or (esp. Brit.) tasselled, tasselling. n. 1. a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other… …
7tassel-fish — /ˈtæsəl fɪʃ/ (say tasuhl fish) noun (plural tassel fish or tassel fishes) → threadfin. Usage: For variation in the plural inflection, see note at fish1 …
8tassel — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a tuft of loosely hanging threads or cords etc. attached for decoration to a cushion, scarf, cap, etc. 2 a tassel like head of some plants, esp. a flower head with prominent stamens at the top of a maize stalk. v. (tasselled,… …
9tassel-gentle — variant of tercel gentle * * * tassˈel gentle (Shakespeare) or ● tercel * * * tassel gentle, tassel hawk see tercel …
10tassel — Teasel Tea sel, n. [OE. tesel, AS. t[=ae]sel, t[=ae]sl, the fuller s herb. See {Tease}.] [Written also {tassel}, {tazel}, {teasle}, {teazel}, and {teazle}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Dipsacus}, of which one species ({Dipsacus fullonum})… …
