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C sconchifolia Tassel Tas"sel, n. [OE., a fastening of a mantle, OF. tassel a
fastening, clasp, F. tasseau a bracket, Fr. L. taxillus a
little die, dim. of talus a die of a longish shape, rounded
on two sides and marked only on the other four, a knuckle
bone.]
1. A pendent ornament, attached to the corners of cushions,
to curtains, and the like, ending in a tuft of loose
threads or cords.
2. The flower or head of some plants, esp. when pendent.
And the maize field grew and ripened, Till it stood
in all the splendor Of its garments green and
yellow, Of its tassels and its plumage.
--Longfellow.
3. A narrow silk ribbon, or the like, sewed to a book to be
put between the leaves.
4. (Arch.) A piece of board that is laid upon a wall as a
sort of plate, to give a level surface to the ends of
floor timbers; -- rarely used in the United States.
Tassel flower (Bot.), a name of several composite plants of
the genus Cineraria, especially the C. sconchifolia,
and of the blossoms which they bear.
Conchiform Conchiform Con"chi*form, a. [Conch + -form.]
Shaped like one half of a bivalve shell; shell-shaped.
