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tassel
[ tas-uhl ]
noun
- 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.
verb (used with object)
, tas·seled, tas·sel·ing or (especially British) tas·selled, tas·sel·ling.
- 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.
verb (used without object)
, tas·seled, tas·sel·ing or (especially British) tas·selled, tas·sel·ling.
- (of corn) to put forth tassels (often followed by out ).
tassel
/ ˈtæsəl /
noun
- 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
verb
- tr to adorn with a tassel or tassels
- intr (of maize) to produce stamens in a tuft
- tr to remove the tassels from
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Derived Forms
- ˈtasselly, adjective
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Other Words From
- tassel·er especially British, tassel·ler noun
- tassel·ly especially British, tassel·ly adjective
- de·tassel verb (used with object) detasseled detasseling or (especially British) detasselled detasselling
- un·tasseled adjective
- un·tasselled adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tassel1
1250–1300; Middle English (noun) < Old French tas ( s ) el fastening for cloak < Vulgar Latin *tassellus, blend of Latin tessella (diminutive of tessera die for gaming) and taxillus (diminutive of tālus die for gaming). See tessellate, talus 1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tassel1
C13: from Old French, from Vulgar Latin tassellus (unattested), changed from Latin taxillus a small die, from tālus gaming die
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Example Sentences
She stared absently at the silk tassel, twirling it about her white fingers more and more rapidly.
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Then, resuming his cape and Belgian cap, with its tassel over his forehead, he went out into the street again.
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He wore a nightcap with a tassel, and for days never left his room, occasionally appearing in a faded peacock-blue dressing-gown.
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Cordelia was making the tassel for one corner, and Alma Lane one for another.
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But Tilly only laughed, and Cordelia forgot her question with the last stitch she put into her tassel.
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