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a fringe of thread pretending it's the most important part of the outfit.
means A dangling bunch of threads bound at one end and left to hang loose at the other, used as decoration on cushions, curtains, graduation caps, and the like.
from From Old French 'tassel,' meaning a clasp or fastening, which traced back to Latin 'tassellus,' a diminutive that likely related to a small square or fastening piece. Curiously, the word once described the thing holding a garment shut before drifting over to mean the decorative dangle itself — the fastener became the frill.
- graduation flip
- Moving it side to side signals you officially earned the degree.
- military rank
- Bullion tassels once marked who outranked whom on uniforms.
- corn anatomy
- A corn plant's tassel is its pollen-shedding male flower.
- loafer flair
- Tassel loafers debuted in 1950 from a custom shoe request.
graduation tassel — worn by graduates during ceremonies since the 1800s, moved from right to left when degree is conferred
cornsilk tassel — the male flower cluster of corn plants that releases pollen, essential for pollinating the ear
tassel loafer — iconic slip-on shoe style featuring decorative tassels on the upper, popularized in the 1950s