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)
verbpast 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.
verbpast 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.