TAS'SEL, n. 1. A sort of pendant ornament, attached to the corners of cushions, to curtains and the like, ending in loose threads.2. A small ribbon of silk sewed to a book, to be put between the leaves.3. In building, tassels are the pieces of boards that lie under the mantle-tree.4. A burr. [See Teasel.]5. A male hawk; properly terzol.
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