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tasselled

tasselled adjective: having tassels.

Adjective

tasselled (comparative more tasselled, superlative most tasselled)

  1. Having tassels.
    • Even the mantelpiece is adorned with a totally unfunctional tasselled valance rather like an altar frontal.1969, David G. Irwin, The Visual Arts, Taste and Criticism, page 27

Forms of tasselled

comparativemore tasselled
superlativemost tasselled
alternative formtasseled

Origin of tasselled

From tassel + -ed.

Words formed from tasselled

Phrases with tasselled

Questions about tasselled

What does tasselled mean?
Tasselled means having tassels.
What part of speech is tasselled?
Tasselled is an adjective.

Words near tasselled in the dictionary

  1. tasselets
  2. tasselflower
  3. tasseling
  4. tasselings
  5. tassell
  6. tasselled
  7. tasselled wobbegong
  8. tasselled wobbegongs
  9. tasselling
  10. tassellings
  11. tassells

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