tassel

معنی کلمه tassel

معنی واژه 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.