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   tassel

   /ˈtasl/

   noun

   • 1. a tuft of loosely hanging threads or cords knotted at one end and attached for decoration to soft furnishings, clothing, or other items: "damask curtains were held by silk cords with gold tassels"
   • 2. the tufted head of some plants, especially a flower head with prominent stamens at the top of a maize stalk: "the pollen forms on the tassel"

   verb

   • 1. decorate with a tassel or tassels: "the banner was tasselled with silk and golden cords"
   • 2. (of maize or other plants) form tassels: North American "I note that two plantings of maize are tasselling at the same time"

   Word Origin Middle English (also denoting a clasp for a cloak): from Old French tassel ‘clasp’, of unknown origin.

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