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  • English Word Tassel Definition A pendent ornament, attached to the corners of cushions, to curtains, and the like, ending in a tuft of loose threads or cords.
  • English Word Tassel Definition The flower or head of some plants, esp. when pendent.
  • English Word Tassel Definition A narrow silk ribbon, or the like, sewed to a book to be put between the leaves.
  • English Word Tassel Definition 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.
  • English Word Tassel Definition To put forth a tassel or flower; as, maize tassels.
  • English Word Tassel Definition To adorn with tassels.
  • English Word Tasseled Definition of Tassel
  • English Word Tasseling Definition of Tassel
  • English Word Tasselled Definition of Tassel
  • English Word Tasselling Definition of Tassel
  • English Word Tasset Definition A defense for the front of the thigh, consisting of one or more iron plates hanging from the belt on the lower edge of the corselet.
  • English Word Tastable Definition Capable of worthy of being tasted; savory; relishing.
  • English Word Taste Definition To try by the touch; to handle; as, to taste a bow.
  • English Word Taste Definition To try by the touch of the tongue; to perceive the relish or flavor of (anything) by taking a small quantity into a mouth. Also used figuratively.
  • English Word Taste Definition To try by eating a little; to eat a small quantity of.
  • English Word Taste Definition To become acquainted with by actual trial; to essay; to experience; to undergo.
  • English Word Taste Definition To partake of; to participate in; -- usually with an implied sense of relish or pleasure.
  • English Word Taste Definition To try food with the mouth; to eat or drink a little only; to try the flavor of anything; as, to taste of each kind of wine.
  • English Word Taste Definition To have a smack; to excite a particular sensation, by which the specific quality or flavor is distinguished; to have a particular quality or character; as, this water tastes brackish; the milk tastes of garlic.
  • English Word Taste Definition To take sparingly.
  • English Word Taste Definition To have perception, experience, or enjoyment; to partake; as, to taste of nature's bounty.
  • English Word Taste Definition The act of tasting; gustation.
  • English Word Taste Definition A particular sensation excited by the application of a substance to the tongue; the quality or savor of any substance as perceived by means of the tongue; flavor; as, the taste of an orange or an apple; a bitter taste; an acid taste; a sweet taste.
  • English Word Taste Definition The one of the five senses by which certain properties of bodies (called their taste, savor, flavor) are ascertained by contact with the organs of taste.
  • English Word Taste Definition Intellectual relish; liking; fondness; -- formerly with of, now with for; as, he had no taste for study.
  • English Word Taste Definition The power of perceiving and relishing excellence in human performances; the faculty of discerning beauty, order, congruity, proportion, symmetry, or whatever constitutes excellence, particularly in the fine arts and belles-letters; critical judgment; discernment.
  • English Word Taste Definition Manner, with respect to what is pleasing, refined, or in accordance with good usage; style; as, music composed in good taste; an epitaph in bad taste.
  • English Word Taste Definition Essay; trial; experience; experiment.
  • English Word Taste Definition A small portion given as a specimen; a little piece tastted of eaten; a bit.
  • English Word Taste Definition A kind of narrow and thin silk ribbon.