» For other uses, see hilt and maize. A tassel is a binding of plaited or otherwise gathered threads from which at one end protrudes a cord on which the tassel is hung, and which may have loose, dangling threads at the other end. Tassels are normally decorative elements, and as such one often finds them attached, usually along the bottom hem, to garments, curtains, or other hangings. The word 'tassel' comes from the Latin "tassau" which meant a clasp (as for the neck of a garment). Tassels, or… (More on Tassel)