tassels

We have found lemma(root) word of tassels : tassel.

Definitions


[ˈtasl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a tuft of loosely hanging threads or cords knotted at one end and attached for decoration to soft furnishings, clothing, or other items
(e.g: damask curtains were held by silk cords with gold tassels)

- the tufted head of some plants, especially a flower head with prominent stamens at the top of a maize stalk
(e.g: the pollen forms on the tassel)


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Origin:
Middle English (also denoting a clasp for a cloak): from Old French tassel ‘clasp’, of unknown origin


[ˈtasl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- decorate with a tassel or tassels
(e.g: the banner was tasselled with silk and golden cords)

- (of maize or other plants) form tassels
(e.g: I note that two plantings of maize are tasselling at the same time)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (also denoting a clasp for a cloak): from Old French tassel ‘clasp’, of unknown origin


[ˈtasl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small piece of stone or wood supporting the end of a beam or joist


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Origin:
mid 17th century: from obsolete French, from Latin taxillus ‘small die’




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