tassel

tas·sel

T0055700 (tăs′əl)n.1. A bunch of loose threads or cords bound at one end and hanging free at the other, used as an ornament on curtains or clothing, for example.2. Something that resembles such an ornament, especially the pollen-bearing inflorescence of a corn plant.v. tas·seled, tas·sel·ing, tas·sels or tas·selled or tas·sel·ling v.tr. To fringe or decorate with tassels.v.intr. To put forth a tassellike inflorescence. Used especially of corn.

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[Middle English, from Old French, fastening, clasp, from Vulgar Latin *tassellus, blend of Latin tessella, small die; see tessellate, and taxillus, diminutive of tālus, knucklebone, ankle.]

tassel

(ˈtæsəl) n1. (Furniture) a tuft of loose threads secured by a knot or ornamental knob, used to decorate soft furnishings, clothes, etc2. (Botany) anything resembling this tuft, esp the tuft of stamens at the tip of a maize inflorescencevb, -sels, -selling or -selled, -sels, -seling or -seled3. (tr) to adorn with a tassel or tassels4. (Botany) (intr) (of maize) to produce stamens in a tuft5. (tr) to remove the tassels from[C13: from Old French, from Vulgar Latin tassellus (unattested), changed from Latin taxillus a small die, from tālus gaming die] ˈtasselly adj

tas•sel

(ˈtæs əl)

n., v. -seled, -sel•ing (esp. Brit.) -selled, -sel•ling. n. 1. a pendent ornament consisting of a bunch of threads, cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob. 2. something resembling this, as at the top of a stalk of corn. v.t. 3. to furnish or adorn with tassels. v.i. 4. (of corn) to put forth tassels. [1250–1300; Middle English < Old French tas(s)el fastening for cloak < Vulgar Latin *tassellus, b. Latin tessella, diminutive of tessera die for gaming, and taxillus, diminutive of tālus with same sense]

tassel

Past participle: tasselled
Gerund: tasselling

Imperative
tassel
tassel

Present
I tassel
you tassel
he/she/it tassels
we tassel
you tassel
they tassel

Preterite
I tasselled
you tasselled
he/she/it tasselled
we tasselled
you tasselled
they tasselled

Present Continuous
I am tasselling
you are tasselling
he/she/it is tasselling
we are tasselling
you are tasselling
they are tasselling

Present Perfect
I have tasselled
you have tasselled
he/she/it has tasselled
we have tasselled
you have tasselled
they have tasselled

Past Continuous
I was tasselling
you were tasselling
he/she/it was tasselling
we were tasselling
you were tasselling
they were tasselling

Past Perfect
I had tasselled
you had tasselled
he/she/it had tasselled
we had tasselled
you had tasselled
they had tasselled

Future
I will tassel
you will tassel
he/she/it will tassel
we will tassel
you will tassel
they will tassel

Future Perfect
I will have tasselled
you will have tasselled
he/she/it will have tasselled
we will have tasselled
you will have tasselled
they will have tasselled

Future Continuous
I will be tasselling
you will be tasselling
he/she/it will be tasselling
we will be tasselling
you will be tasselling
they will be tasselling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been tasselling
you have been tasselling
he/she/it has been tasselling
we have been tasselling
you have been tasselling
they have been tasselling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been tasselling
you will have been tasselling
he/she/it will have been tasselling
we will have been tasselling
you will have been tasselling
they will have been tasselling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been tasselling
you had been tasselling
he/she/it had been tasselling
we had been tasselling
you had been tasselling
they had been tasselling

Conditional
I would tassel
you would tassel
he/she/it would tassel
we would tassel
you would tassel
they would tassel

Past Conditional
I would have tasselled
you would have tasselled
he/she/it would have tasselled
we would have tasselled
you would have tasselled
they would have tasselled

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tassel - adornment consisting of a bunch of cords fastened at one endadornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainnesssword knot - an ornamental tassel on the hilt of a sword

Translations

流苏穗缨遂

tassel

(ˈtӕsəl) noun a decoration, consisting of a hanging bunch of threads tied firmly at one end and loose at the other end, put eg on a cushion, a hat, a shawl etc. 流蘇狀物 缨，穗，遂，流苏 ˈtasselled adjective decorated with tassels. a tasselled hat. 飾有流蘇的，佩帶穗狀飾物的 带有缨的