tassel (redirected from tasselling)

tas·sel  (tsl)

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.

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[Middle English, from Old French, fastening, clasp, from Vulgar Latin *tassellus, blend of Latin tessella, small die; see tessellate, taxillus, diminutive of tlus, knucklebone, ankle.]

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tassel [ˈtæs^əl]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a tuft of loose threads secured by a knot or ornamental knob, used to decorate soft furnishings, clothes, etc.

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) anything resembling this tuft, esp the tuft of stamens at the tip of a maize inflorescence

vb -sels, -selling, -selled US, -sels -seling, -seled

1. (tr) to adorn with a tassel or tassels

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (intr) (of maize) to produce stamens in a tuft

3. (tr) to remove the tassels from

[from Old French, from Vulgar Latin tassellus (unattested), changed from Latin taxillus a small die, from tālus gaming die]

tasselly  adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tassel - adornment consisting of a bunch of cords fastened at one end adornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness sword knot - an ornamental tassel on the hilt of a sword

Translations

tassel [ˈtæsəl] N → borla f

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tassel [ˈtæs^əl] n (on garment, furniture, lamp) → pampille f

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tassel

n → Quaste f, → Troddel f

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tassel [ˈtæs/əl] n → nappa, fiocco

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tassel

n tassel [ˈtӕsəl]

a decoration, consisting of a hanging bunch of threads tied firmly at one end and loose at the other end, put eg on a cushion, a hat, a shawl etc. tossel شُرّابَه пискюл střapec kvast die Troddel, der Bund φούντα borla tutt, tups منگوله tupsu pompon, gland גְדִיל लटकन resa, kita bojt jumbai skúfur fiocco, nappa 飾りふさ 술, 태슬 kutas pušķītis rambu kwastje dusk frędzel borla ciucure кисточка strapec čopek resa tofs พู่ püskül 纓，穗，綬，流蘇 китичка پُھلنا، جھالر túm tua 缨，穗，遂，流苏

adj tasselled

decorated with tassels a tasselled hat. getossel مُزَرْكَش بالشُّرّابات с пискюли se střapci besat med kvaster mit Troddeln geschmückt φουντωτός adornado con borlas tuttidega ehitud منگوله دار tupsuin koristeltu orné de glands מְקוּשַט בִּגדִילִים फुंदनेदार, फूलों के गुच्छों वाला ukrašen resama bojtos berjumbai skreyttur skúfum (ornato di fiocchi/nappe) ふさのついた 장식 술이 달린 su kutais ar pušķīšiem rotāts berambu van kwastjes voorzien med dusk(er) ozdobiony frędzlami com borlas cu ciucuraşi украшенный кисточками so strapcom okrašen s čopki sa resama tofsprydd, tofs- ซึ่งประดับด้วยพู่ püsküllü 帶有纓的 прикрашений китицями جھالر دار có núm tua 带有缨的