Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - tassel
Tassel
tassel
1. n. & v. --n. 1 a tuft of loosely hanging threads or cords etc. attached for decoration to a cushion, scarf, cap, etc. 2 a tassel-like head of some plants, esp. a flower-head with prominent stamens at the top of a maize stalk. --v. (tasselled, tasselling; US tasseled, tasseling) 1 tr. provide with a tassel or tassels. 2 intr. US (of maize etc.) form tassels. Etymology: ME f. OF tas(s)el clasp, of unkn. orig. 2. n. (also torsel) a small piece of stone, wood, etc., supporting the end of a beam or joist. Etymology: OF ult. f. L taxillus small die, and tessella: see TESSELLATE
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, clasp, ~, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *~lus, alteration of Latin taxillus small die; akin to Latin talus anklebone, die Date: 14th century a dangling ornament made by laying parallel a bunch of cords or threads of even length and fastening them at one end, something resembling a ~, II. verb (-seled or -selled; -seling or ~ling) Date: 14th century transitive verb to adorn with ~s, intransitive verb to put forth ~ inflorescences ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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