(1):

(n.) A male hawk. See Tercel.

(2):

(v. t.) To adorn with tassels.

(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):

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

(5):

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

(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):

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

(8):

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