a tassel is a form of:
Tassel
noun
- 1.
- (an ornamental tuft of threads, cords, etc., of equal length, gathered into a ball at the other, used as a hanging ornament, a hanging flower cluster like that of a birch or willow tree) tassel of a hat រំយោល, corn tassel ផ្កាពោត, in tassel កំពុងចេញផ្កា (ពោត)
verb — past tense: tasseled ; past participle: tasseled ; present participle: tasseling ;
- 1.
- (INTRANSITIVE) (To put forth a tassellike inflorescence. Used especially of corn) ផ្កា, ចេញផ្កា (ពោត)
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) (To fringe or decorate with tassels) ដាក់រំយោល
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- A male hawk.
- 2.
- A kind of bur used in dressing cloth; a teasel.
- 3.
- A pendent ornament, attached to the corners of cushions, to curtains, and the like, ending in a tuft of loose threads or cords.
- 4.
- The flower or head of some plants, esp. when pendent.
- 5.
- A narrow silk ribbon, or the like, sewed to a book to be put between the leaves.
- 6.
- 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.
verb — past tense: tasseled ; past participle: tasseled ; present participle: tasseling ;
- 1.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To put forth a tassel or flower; as, maize tassels.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To adorn with tassels.