The loose hairs at the end of a braid.
Used in a Sentence
tassels
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for tassels.
Editorial note
If you get some of the more advanced ones now they’re not particularly affected by wires, tassels, etc.
Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
The loose hairs at the end of a braid.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of tassels gathered in one view.
A narrow silk ribbon, or similar, sewn to a book to be put between the pages.
A kind of bur used in dressing cloth; a teasel.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for tassels.
noun
The loose hairs at the end of a braid.
noun
A narrow silk ribbon, or similar, sewn to a book to be put between the pages.
noun
A kind of bur used in dressing cloth; a teasel.
noun
A thin plate of gold on the back of a bishop's gloves.
Example sentences
If you get some of the more advanced ones now they’re not particularly affected by wires, tassels, etc.
Women avert their eyes, but he shakes it around, puts tassels on it, gets excited by the turmoil.
It's wind pollinated so wind shakes pollen off the tassels or male flowers at the top, down onto the silk.
They added red velvet curtains with gold tassels, Currier and Ives prints, and carriage lamps.
This is usually done by hand, by a bunch of people walking through the field and cutting the stalk between the ears and the tassels.
Why not mark the region with tassels as a no-go zone?
Or if the tassels on a sweatshirt are suddenly chrome?
The tassels on his cape are bigger than his head.
Detasseling involves pulling the tassels out of corn by hand.
It would get snagged on the tassels so I would have to run around and collect the rugs before running the Roomba.
For example I have seen with my own eyes, motorized stripper pastie tassels.
But we also have a few area rugs with tassels on the ends.
Quote examples
Nothing says "buff and reinvented" like red, white and blue nipple tassels.
Remember when iCal looked liked, to quote a Gizmodo writeup, "a lone cattleman's notebook" missing only "animated beaded tassels"?
Join San Francisco's world-famous Hubba Hubba Revue for an epic night of tassels & tease, thousands of years in the making!" It's an adult live show, a burlesque.
Also a white banner with gold tassels that said "Fra Kongen" which translates to "From the King." and several other banner and flag-like decorations in the Norway's colors of red, blue and white.
Proper noun examples
Emerging creative talent for sale at Knobs & Tassels.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use tassels in a sentence?
If you get some of the more advanced ones now they’re not particularly affected by wires, tassels, etc.
What does tassels mean?
The loose hairs at the end of a braid.
What part of speech is tassels?
tassels is commonly used as noun.