tas·sel [tasseltasselstasselledtasseledtassellingtasseling] BrE [ˈtæsl] NAmE [ˈtæsl] noun a bunch of threads that are tied together at one end and hang from ↑cushions, curtains, clothes, etc. as a decoration
Word Origin: Middle English (also denoting a clasp for a cloak): from Old French tassel ‘clasp’, of unknown origin.