Definition of tassel
- 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.