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What (who) is Tassel - definition
HANGING ORNAMENT CONSISTING OF BUNDLED THREADS OR CORDS
Tassle; Tassels; Tassles
![Illustration of various tassels, from ''A Handbook of Ornament'', by [[Franz Sales Meyer]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Orna118-Quasten.png?width=200 "Illustration of various tassels, from ''A Handbook of Ornament'', by [[Franz Sales Meyer]]")
![Tassels of a bed from Paris, circa 1782–1783, in the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] (New York City)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tester bed (lit à la duchesse en impériale) MET DP155162.jpg?width=200 "Tassels of a bed from Paris, circa 1782–1783, in the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] (New York City)")
tassel
(tassels)
Tassels are bunches of short pieces of wool or other material tied together at one end and attached as decorations to something such as a piece of clothing or a lampshade.
N-COUNT
Tassel
·vt To adorn with tassels.
II. Tassel ·noun A male hawk. ·see Tercel.
III. Tassel ·noun A kind of bur used in dressing cloth; a teasel.
IV. Tassel ·noun The flower or head of some plants, ·esp. when pendent.
V. Tassel ·vi To put forth a tassel or flower; as, maize tassels.
VI. Tassel ·noun A narrow silk ribbon, or the like, sewed to a book to be put between the leaves.
VII. Tassel ·noun A pendent ornament, attached to the corners of cushions, to curtains, and the like, ending in a tuft of loose threads or cords.
VIII. Tassel ·noun A piece of board that is laid upon a wall as a sort of plate, to give a level surface to the ends of floor timbers;
- rarely used in the United States.
tassel
tassel1
¦ noun
1. a tuft of hanging threads, knotted together at one end and used for decoration in soft furnishing and clothing.
2. the tufted head of some plants, especially a flower head with prominent stamens at the top of a maize stalk.
¦ verb (tassels, tasselling, tasselled; US tassels, tasseling, tasseled)
1. provide with a tassel or tassels.
2. N. Amer. (of maize or other plants) form tassels.
Derivatives
tasselled adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. tassel 'clasp', of unknown origin.
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tassel2
¦ noun a small piece of stone or wood supporting the end of a beam or joist.
Origin
C17: from obs. Fr., from L. taxillus 'small die'.
Wikipedia
Tassel
A tassel is a finishing feature in fabric and clothing decoration. It is a universal ornament that is seen in varying versions in many cultures around the globe.
Examples of use of Tassel
1. I love all kinds of loafers – penny, tassel, fringed.
2. The longest ribbon of the tassel is 18 meters long.
3. The tassel dance has developed with skilful rhythmic movements.
4. Witness Mark Tassel, 45, said: "I was in the off–licence when I heard a tremendous thud.
5. They also have an extraordinary tassel with a hint of flamenco dancer or striptease artiste – flowing seductively from knee height all the way to the ground.