tas·sel (t s  l)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 or tas·selled, tas·sel·ing or tas·sel·ling, tas·sels v.tr. To fringe or decorate with tassels. v.intr. To put forth a tassellike inflorescence. Used especially of corn. [Middle English, from Old French, fastening, clasp, from Vulgar Latin *tassellus, blend of Latin tessella, small die; see tessellate, taxillus, diminutive of t  lus, knucklebone, ankle.] |
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