tassel

tassel1
noun
  1. a tuft of loosely hanging threads, cords, or other material knotted at one end and attached for decoration to soft furnishings, clothing, or other items
    流苏,穗
    ■the tufted head of some plants, especially a flower head with prominent stamens at the top of a maize stalk
    (某些植物的)穗(尤指玉蜀黍茎顶部有突出雄蕊的头状花序)
(tasselled, tasselling; tasseled, tasseling)
  1. [withobj.][usu. as adj. tasseled]provide with a tassel or tassels
    用流苏装饰
    tasselled curtains.
    带流苏的窗帘。
  2. (N. Amer.)[no obj.](of maize or other plants) form tassels
    (北美)(玉米和其他植物)抽穗
语源
  1. Middle English (also denoting a clasp for a cloak): from Old French tassel 'clasp', of unknown origin

tassel2
(亦作 torsel)
noun
  1. a small piece of stone or wood supporting the end of a beam or joist
    承梁木,承梁石
语源
  1. mid 17th cent.: from obsolete French, from Latin taxillus 'small die'
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