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Meaning Of Tassel

  1. n.
    A male hawk. See Tercel.
  2. n.
    A kind of bur used in dressing cloth; a teasel.
  3. n.
    A pendent ornament, attached to the corners of cushions, to curtains, and the like, ending in a tuft of loose threads or cords.
  4. n.
    The flower or head of some plants, esp. when pendent.
  5. n.
    A narrow silk ribbon, or the like, sewed to a book to be put between the leaves.
  6. 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.
  7. v. i.
    To put forth a tassel or flower; as, maize tassels.
  8. v. t.
    To adorn with tassels.



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