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TASSEL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: tasselled    , tasselling   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Adornment consisting of a bunch of cords fastened at one end

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("tassel" is a kind of...):

adornment (a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tassel"):

sword knot (an ornamental tassel on the hilt of a sword)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb tassel

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