n.
Pronunciation: ' ta-s ə l, oftenest of corn ' tä-, ' to ̇ -
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, clasp, tassel, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *tassellus, alteration of Latin taxillus small die; akin to Latin talus anklebone, die
Date: 14th century
1 : a dangling ornament made by laying parallel a bunch of cords or threads of even length and fastening them at one end
2 : something resembling a tassel especially : the terminal male inflorescence of some plants and especially Indian corn
tassel[1]