tassel

Everyday

1. A tassel is a bunch of threads or strings tied together at the top and hanging loose at the bottom, used for decoration on cushions, curtains, hats or bookmarks. tree →
2. A tassel is also the tuft of flowers at the top of a maize (corn) plant. tree →

In the lessons

Everyday life: tassels on graduation caps (moved from one side to the other at the ceremony in the USA), on scarves, school bags and cushions. Art and crafts: making tassels from wool. Science: the maize tassel makes pollen that falls on the silks below.

Examples

• Her scarf has tassels at each end. tree →
• We made tassels from wool in craft club. tree →
• At graduation he moved his tassel to the left. tree →
• The curtains were tied back with gold tassels. tree →
• The bookmark has a red tassel. tree →
• The tassels on top of the corn shed pollen. tree →
• He had a cap with a long tassel on his head, and Russian boots with red tops on his feet. tree →

Note

Countable. Spelling: double s, single l: tassel. Said «TASS-ul». Do not confuse with «tussle» (a rough struggle) or «hassle».