tassel¹ /tasˈl/

1. An ornamental hanging tuft of threads
2. An inflorescence of similar appearance, esp of maize
3. A ribbon bookmark
4. A clasp or fastening (Shakespeare)
5. A gold or silver plate on a vestment

1. To provide with tassels
2. To remove the tassels from

(eg of maize) to form tassels, flower

tassˈelled adjective

tassˈelling noun

tassˈelly adjective

tercel /tûrˈsəl/, tiercel /tērˈsəl/, tarcel, tarsal, tarsel /tärˈsəl/, tassel or tassell /tasˈəl/

A male hawk

tercˈelet or tiercˈelet noun

A tercel

terˈcel-gentˈle (Walter Scott), tassˈel-gentle (Shakespeare) or tassˈell-gent (Spenser) noun

A male peregrine falcon

terˈcel-jerkin noun

A male gerfalcon

torsel /törˈsl/

A plate in a brick wall to support the end of a beam (also tassel)

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