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tassie

[tas-ee]
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noun Chiefly Scot.
  1. tass.
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Origin of tassie

tass + -ie
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Historical Examples

  • All other likenesses of Smith are founded on those of Tassie and Kay.

    Life of Adam Smith

    John Rae

  • The lucky ticket was held by a London connoisseur named Tassie.

  • 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,

  • However that may be, Tassie executed in later days two different medallions of Smith.

  • Among other relics of Smith that are still extant are four medallions by Tassie, which very probably hung in his library.

British Dictionary definitions for tassie

Tassie

Tassy

noun plural -sies Australian informal
  1. Tasmania
  2. a native or inhabitant of Tasmania
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