tassel

A bunch of loose threads or cords bound at one end and hanging free at the other, used as an ornament on curtains or clothing, for example.

Something that resembles such an ornament, especially the pollen-bearing inflorescence of a corn plant.

To fringe or decorate with tassels.

To put forth a tassellike inflorescence. Used especially of corn.

An obsolete form of teazel.