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tassel1/ˈtæs(ə)l/ n. & v.●n. 1 a tuft of loosely hanging threads or cords etc. attached for decoration to a cushion, scarf, cap, etc. (用以装饰软垫、围巾或帽子等物的)缨，绶，穗，垂花，流苏 2 a tassel-like head of some plants, esp. a flower head with prominent stamens at the top of a maize stalk (植物的)穗(尤指玉米的穗状雄花) ●v. (tasselled, tasselling; US [美] tasseled, tasseling) 1 tr. provide with a tassel or tassels 用穗装饰 2 intr. N. Amer. (of maize etc.) form tassels [北美] (玉米等的)抽穗 [Middle English from Old French tas(s)el ‘clasp’, of unknown origin] |