0 a decoration, consisting of a hanging bunch of threads tied firmly at one end and loose at the other end, put eg on a cushion, a hat, a shawl etc. -- dusk
These little chimes had a silk tassel attached to them, the weight of which was stated to be 8 lbs.
This is because they remain aligned with the direction of balance as the latter rotates, just as tassels hung from a car's rearview mirror also "lean" during turns.
The vertical bar chart in black represents tassel extrusion expressed, for each date of record, as the percentage of the plants, which had, up to that date, produced visible tassels.
He used to wear wide white trousers and a gallabieh, and on his head a nicely embroidered cap with a large tassel which our sisters had made for him.
The upper band has step frets, followed by one with tassels, then another with variable designs.
In the case of maize, eggs first appeared thereon, in any numbers, on the extrusion of tassels.
The top groups of hybrids had significantly higher numbers of ears per plant and grain per ear, better ear aspect and lower tassel dry weight.
Hybrids were grown under managed drought conditions and the tassel from five plants of each plot was removed before male flowering.
