tassel
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.
something resembling this, as the inflorescence of certain plants, especially that at the summit of a stalk of corn.
to furnish or adorn with tassels.
to form into a tassel or tassels.
to remove the tassel from (growing corn) in order to improve the crop.
(of corn) to put forth tassels (often followed by out).
Origin of tassel
1Other words from tassel
- tas·sel·er; especially British, tas·sel·ler, noun
- tas·sel·ly; especially British, tas·sel·ly, adjective
- de·tas·sel, verb (used with object), de·tas·seled, de·tas·sel·ing or (especially British) de·tas·selled, de·tas·sel·ling.
- un·tas·seled, adjective
- un·tas·selled, adjective
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How to use tassel in a sentence
The tassel produces pollen, which is the semen of the plant world.
The bizarre botany that makes corn a fruit, a grain, and also (kind of) a vegetable | empire | July 8, 2021 | Popular-ScienceMatt was placing tassels in the graduation boxes, and everything was perfectly laid out.
The big lessons Andrew Stevenson learned from his little brother | Jesse Dougherty | March 12, 2021 | Washington PostShe stared absently at the silk tassel, twirling it about her white fingers more and more rapidly.
Dope | Sax RohmerThen, resuming his cape and Belgian cap, with its tassel over his forehead, he went out into the street again.
The Amazing Interlude | Mary Roberts RinehartHe wore a nightcap with a tassel, and for days never left his room, occasionally appearing in a faded peacock-blue dressing-gown.
The Woman Gives | Owen Johnson
Cordelia was making the tassel for one corner, and Alma Lane one for another.
The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch | Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) PorterBut Tilly only laughed, and Cordelia forgot her question with the last stitch she put into her tassel.
The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch | Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter
British Dictionary definitions for tassel
/ (ˈtæsəl) /
a tuft of loose threads secured by a knot or ornamental knob, used to decorate soft furnishings, clothes, etc
anything resembling this tuft, esp the tuft of stamens at the tip of a maize inflorescence
(tr) to adorn with a tassel or tassels
(intr) (of maize) to produce stamens in a tuft
(tr) to remove the tassels from
Origin of tassel
1Derived forms of tassel
- tasselly, adjective
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