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Meaning of 'tassel' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Tassel [ n.]
- A male hawk. See Tercel.
- A kind of bur used in dressing cloth; a teasel.
- A pendent ornament, attached to the corners of cushions, to curtains, and the like, ending in a tuft of loose threads or cords.
- The flower or head of some plants, esp. when pendent.
- A narrow silk ribbon, or the like, sewed to a book to be put between the leaves.
- 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.
2 . Tassel [ v. i.]
- To put forth a tassel or flower; as, maize tassels.
3 . Tassel [ v. t.]
- To adorn with tassels.

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