·vt To adorn with tassels.
II. Tassel ·noun A male hawk. ·see Tercel.
III. Tassel ·noun A kind of bur used in dressing cloth; a teasel.
IV. Tassel ·noun The flower or head of some plants, ·esp. when pendent.
V. Tassel ·vi To put forth a tassel or flower; as, maize tassels.
VI. Tassel ·noun A narrow silk ribbon, or the like, sewed to a book to be put between the leaves.
VII. Tassel ·noun A pendent ornament, attached to the corners of cushions, to curtains, and the like, ending in a tuft of loose threads or cords.
VIII. Tassel ·noun 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.