tassel
noun /ˈtæsl/
  /ˈtæsl/
- a bunch of threads that are tied together at one end and hang from cushions, curtains, clothes, etc. as a decoration enlarge imageWord OriginMiddle English (also denoting a clasp for a cloak): from Old French tassel ‘clasp’, of unknown origin. enlarge imageWord OriginMiddle English (also denoting a clasp for a cloak): from Old French tassel ‘clasp’, of unknown origin.
