noun Download 🔗Share A ball-shaped bunch of plaited or otherwise entangled threads from which at one end protrudes a cord on which the ball is hung, and which may have loose, dangling threads at the other end (often used as decoration along the bottom of garments, curtains or other hangings). Examples : "The grandmother's handmade curtains had a beautiful tassel at the bottom of each panel. " appearance style material wear item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The panicle on a male plant of maize, which consists of loose threads with anthers on them. Examples : "The farmer checked the cornfield, noting the tassel on each stalk, a sign that pollination was about to begin. " plant part biology agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The loose hairs at the end of a braid. Examples : "Her long braid swung as she walked, the tassel at the end bouncing with each step. " appearance style Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A narrow silk ribbon, or similar, sewed to a book to be put between the pages. Examples : "The antique book had a beautiful silk tassel sewn to the spine, meant to be placed between the pages for protection. " stationery material literature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The carpenter used a small tassel to level the ends of the wooden floor joists against the wall. " architecture building property material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A kind of bur used in dressing cloth; a teasel. Examples : "The tailor used a tassel to raise the nap on the wool fabric. " material agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A thin plate of gold on the back of a bishop's gloves. Examples : "The bishop carefully placed the delicate gold tassel on the back of his gloves before the important ceremony. " religion wear Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To adorn with tassels. Examples : "The seamstress tasseled the new curtains to give them a decorative touch. " style appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To put forth a tassel or flower. Examples : "Maize is a crop that tassels." plant biology nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
