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▪ I. Tassie2|ˈtæsɪ|
Also ¶ Tassi, tassie.
The name of James Tassie (1735–99), Scottish gem engraver, used attrib. and absol. of replicas of ancient engraved gems or original portrait reliefs made in glass paste by him or by his nephew William Tassie (1777–1860) who succeeded him.
1819Keats Let. 13 Mar. (1958) II. 45 On looking at your seal I cannot tell whether or not it is done with a Tassi—it seems to me to be paste. 1894J. M. Gray James & William Tassie viii. 65 The Shadford Walker Sale included..over a hundred large Tassie medallions of contemporary personages. 1942E. Blunden Romantic Poetry & Fine Arts 10 His [sc. Keats's] own particular Tassie was ‘a lyre with the strings broken’. 1972Times 1 Aug. 11/5 (Advt.), A collection of paintings..Tassi medallions. 1979Mills & Mansfield Genuine Article vii. 109 Many people fail, when encountering what might be a ‘Tassie’, to..see if the alleged diamond is backed by metal. 1981‘J. Gash’ Vatican Rip iii. 36 That glimpse of Mrs Culpepper's ‘tassie’, as we call such incised semiprecious carvings. Ibid. v. 46 The silly bitch laughingly refused to sell me her tassie ring.
▪ II. Tassie3 Austral. slang.|ˈtæzɪ|
Also Tassey, Tassy.
[Hypocoristic, f. Tasmania or Tasmanian n. b: see -ie.]
a. Tasmania.
b. A Tasmanian.
1894Argus (Melbourne) 26 Jan. 3 Today Tassy—as most Victorian cricketers and footballers familiarly term our neighbour over the straits—will send a team into the field. 1905in A. B. Paterson Old Bush Songs 51 Once more the Maorilander and the Tassey will be seen Cooking johnny cakes and jimmies on the plains of Riverine. 1915H. Lawson Coll. Verse (1969) III. 154 Fighting hard for little Tassy, where the apple orchards grow. 1936F. Clune Roaming round Darling xix. 188 The Poet says that's the area of Tasmania. I'll take his word for it, as I haven't time to go and measure Tassie. 1938N. Marsh Artists in Crime vi. 76 ‘Aussie’, ‘Tassie’, ‘a goodee’, ‘a badee’. Pray spare me these bloody abbreviations. 1956S. Hope Digger's Paradise 77 The Hobart–Launceston express has the advantage of allowing the customer to see Tassie's beautiful countryside. 1977Herald (Melbourne) 17 Jan. 14/2 (Advt.), Come to ‘Tassie’ the Casino State. |