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Noun
Her Elsa Peretti for Tiffany tassel pendant adds a layer of tasteful artistry.—Talia Abbas, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025 What Glace Rone encountered was a completely white turkey, except for a single black tassel hanging from the bird’s breast.—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
The Colombian singer wore flowers for earmuffs, and spread her arms to reveal rainbow day-glo tassels streaming from her elbows.—Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023 Corn was just starting to tassel across much of the Midwest, including fields in southern Indiana, a golden crown signaling the end of the season.—Journal Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2022 See All Example Sentences for tassel
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, clasp, tassel, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *tassellus, alteration of Latin taxillus small die; akin to Latin talus anklebone, die
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