Tassel

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Tassel

Tassel : குஞ்சம்

Tassel : குஞ்சம்

Tassel definition

Noun.

  1. A male hawk. See Tercel.
  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, Especially. 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.

Intransitive verb. To put forth a tassel or flower; as, maize tassels.

Transitive verb. To adorn with tassels.