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1. (n.) tassel
a pendent ornament consisting of a bunch of threads, cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob.
2. tassel
something resembling this, as at the top of a stalk of corn.
3. (v.t.) tassel
to furnish or adorn with tassels.
4. (v.i.) tassel
(of corn) to put forth tassels.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < OF tas(s)el fastening for cloak < VL *tassellus, b. L tessella, dim. of tessera die for gaming, and taxillus, dim. of tālus with same sense)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) tassel
adornment consisting of a bunch of cords fastened at one end
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Tassel
a male hawk. See Tercel
2. (noun) Tassel
a kind of bur used in dressing cloth; a teasel
3. (noun) Tassel
a pendent ornament, attached to the corners of cushions, to curtains, and the like, ending in a tuft of loose threads or cords
4. (noun) Tassel
the flower or head of some plants, esp. when pendent
5. (noun) Tassel
a narrow silk ribbon, or the like, sewed to a book to be put between the leaves
6. (noun) Tassel
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
7. (verb) Tassel
to put forth a tassel or flower; as, maize tassels
8. (verb) Tassel
to adorn with tassels
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Sense: a decoration, consisting of a hanging bunch of threads tied firmly at one end and loose at the other end, put eg on a cushion, a hat, a shawl etc.
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 Afrikaans: tossel |
 Arabic: شُرّابَه |
 Bulgarian: пискюл |
 Brazilian: borla |
 Czech: střapec |
 German: die Troddel, der Bund |
 Danish: kvast |
 Greek: φούντα |
 Spanish: borla |
 Estonian: tutt, tups |
 Farsi: منگوله |
 Finnish: tupsu |
 French: pompon, gland |
 Hebrew: גְדִיל |
 Hindi: लटकन |
 Croatian: resa, kita |
 Hungarian: bojt |
 Indonesian: jumbai |
 Icelandic: skúfur |
 Italian: fiocco, nappa |
 Japanese: 飾りふさ |
 Korean: 술, 태슬 |
 Lithuanian: kutas |
 Latvian: pušķītis |
 Malay: rambu |
 Dutch: kwastje |
 Norwegian: dusk |
 Polish: frędzel |
 Persian: منگوله |
 Pashto: زونډى، زومبك، غومبك، وجوا |
 Portuguese: borla |
 Romanian: ciucure |
 Russian: кисточка |
 Slovak: strapec |
 Slovenian: čopek |
 Serbian: resa |
 Swedish: tofs |
 Thai: พู่ |
 Turkish: püskül |
 Taiwanese: 流蘇狀物 |
 Ukrainian: китичка |
 Urdu: پُھلنا، جھالر |
 Vietnamese: túm tua |
 Chinese: 缨，穗，遂，流苏 |
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