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- Dictionarytassel/ˈtasl/
noun
- 1. a tuft of loosely hanging threads or cords knotted at one end and attached for decoration to soft furnishings, clothing, or other items: "damask curtains were held by silk cords with gold tassels"
- 2. the tufted head of some plants, especially a flower head with prominent stamens at the top of a maize stalk: "the pollen forms on the tassel"
verb
- 1. decorate with a tassel or tassels: "the banner was tasselled with silk and golden cords"
- 2. (of maize or other plants) form tassels: North American "I note that two plantings of maize are tasselling at the same time"
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TASSEL definition: 1. a group of short threads or ropes held together at one end, used as a hanging decoration on…. Learn more.
noun. tas· sel ˈta-səl. usually of corn ˈtä-, ˈtȯ- 1. : a dangling ornament made by laying parallel a bunch of cords or threads of even length and fastening them at one end. 2. : something resembling a tassel. especially : the terminal male inflorescence of some plants and especially corn. Illustration of tassel. tassel 1. 2 of 2. verb.
Tassel definition: a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.. See examples of TASSEL used in a sentence.
TASSEL meaning: 1. a group of short threads or ropes held together at one end, used as a hanging decoration on…. Learn more.
1. (Furniture) a tuft of loose threads secured by a knot or ornamental knob, used to decorate soft furnishings, clothes, etc. 2. (Botany) anything resembling this tuft, esp the tuft of stamens at the tip of a maize inflorescence.
tassel in British English. (ˈtæsəl ) noun. 1. a tuft of loose threads secured by a knot or ornamental knob, used to decorate soft furnishings, clothes, etc. 2. anything resembling this tuft, esp the tuft of stamens at the tip of a maize inflorescence.
A tassel is an ornament or decoration that's made of threads. Tassels are used to decorate curtains, pillows, and clothing.
Tassel definition: A bunch of loose threads or cords bound at one end and hanging free at the other, used as an ornament on curtains or clothing, for example.
taste noun. Definition of tassel noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
TASSEL definition: a decoration, made of a group of short threads tied together, which is hung on curtains, furniture…. Learn more.
