1. (n.) A male hawk. See Tercel.

2. (n.) A kind of bur used in dressing cloth; a teasel.

3. (n.) A pendent ornament, attached to the corners of cushions, to curtains, and the like, ending in a tuft of loose threads or cords.

4. (n.) The flower or head of some plants, esp. when pendent.

5. (n.) A narrow silk ribbon, or the like, sewed to a book to be put between the leaves.

6. (n.) 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.

7. (v. i.) To put forth a tassel or flower; as, maize tassels.

8. (v. t.) To adorn with tassels.