Noah Webster
Tassel
TAS'SEL, noun
1. A sort of pendant ornament, attached to the corners of cushions, to curtains and the like, ending in loose threads.
2. A small ribbon of silk sewed to a book, to be put between the leaves.
3. In building, tassels are the pieces of boards that lie under the mantle-tree.
4. A burr. [See Teasel.]
5. A male hawk; properly terzol.