Word Meaning

tassel definition and meaning

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

Crossword clues for tassel

- An ornament
- Cord fringe
- Knotted tuft is less, at the back
- Ornamental tuft
- Pendant ornament
- Pendent ornament
- Qantas seldom holds loose threads in a tuft
- Ribbon book-mark
- Tuft of new beanstalks after bank has made withdrawal
- Tufted cord
- Type of ornament