Meaning of Tassel | Babel Free
ˈtæsəlDefinitions
- A ball-shaped bunch of plaited or otherwise entangled threads from which at one end protrudes a cord on which the ball is hung, and which may have loose, dangling threads at the other end (often used as decoration along the bottom of garments, curtains or other hangings).
- The panicle on a male plant of maize, which consists of loose threads with anthers on them.
- The loose hairs at the end of a braid.
- A narrow silk ribbon, or similar, sewn to a book to be put between the pages.
- 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.
- A kind of bur used in dressing cloth; a teasel.
- A thin plate of gold on the back of a bishop's gloves.
Equivalents
Afrikaans
baard
Azərbaycanca
qotaz
Български
свила
Bosanski
свила
Català
borla
Dansk
kvast
Esperanto
kvasto
فارسی
منگوله
Français
panicule
Gaeilge
aigilín
Gàidhlig
cluigean
עברית
ציצית
Hrvatski
свила
Italiano
nappa
Te Reo Māori
kihukihu
Македонски
китка
Русский
кисточка
Српски
свила
Svenska
tofs
Tagalog
lambo
中文
流蘇 /流苏
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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