tassie

[ tas-ee ]

/ ˈtæs i /

noun Chiefly Scot.

tass.

Nearby words

tassel, tassel flower, tasseled, tasselly, tasset, tassie, tasso, tasso, torquato, taste, taste bud, taste buds

Origin of tassie

tass + -ie

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Examples from the Web for tassie

On looking at your seal I cannot tell whether it is done or not with a Tassie—it seems to me to be paste.
Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends|John Keats
All other likenesses of Smith are founded on those of Tassie and Kay.
Life of Adam Smith|John Rae
Most of the work is in the antique taste, and is occasionally adorned with classical heads in the manner of Wedgwood and Tassie.
Jewellery|H. Clifford Smith,
Among other relics of Smith that are still extant are four medallions by Tassie, which very probably hung in his library.
Life of Adam Smith|John Rae

The lucky ticket was held by a London connoisseur named Tassie.
Tieck's Essay on the Boydell Shakspere Gallery|George Henry Danton

British Dictionary definitions for tassie

Tassie

Tassy

/ (ˈtæzɪ) /

noun plural -sies Australian informal

Tasmania

a native or inhabitant of Tasmania

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