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A tassel is a tuft of loosely hanging threads or cords designed as an ornament for a cushion, cap or other object.
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In botany, a catkin is a dense spike of small male or female flowers, usually long and tassel-like.
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Duke is the highest rank in the British peerage. Dukes take precedence over all except princes and princesses of royal blood and certain officials of the Crown. The first duke to be created in England was Edward the Black Prince, who was made Duke of Cornwall in 1337. The honour is rarely given in modern times except to princes of royal blood; and the duchy of Westminster, created in 1874, was the last to be given to anyone not of the royal family. The duke's mantle has four rows of ermine on the cape, and his coronet is formed of a circle of silver gilt, surmounted by eight strawberry leaves, with a cap of crimson velvet topped with a golden tassel, which is turned up with ermine. The oldest existing duchy in the United Kingdom is the dukedom of Norfolk, which was created in 1483. A letter to a duke should be addressed: To His Grace the Duke of -.
At various periods and in different continental countries the title duke (Herzog in Germany) has been given to the actual sovereigns of small states. The title 'grand-duke' and 'grand-duchess,' 'archduke' and ' archduchess,' were also in use on the European continent, the latter to distinguish the princes and princesses of the Austrian imperial family.
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A biretta (also known as a birretta or beretta) is an ecclesiastical cap of a square shape with stiff sides and a tassel at the top. It is usually black for priests, violet for bishops and scarlet for cardinals.
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A fez is a truncated, slightly conical, brimless cap with a tassel on the top. The fez originated in Turkey.
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A mortarboard or cater is an academic cap. The mortarboard consists of a skull cap surmounted by a stiff, square, cloth-covered board and silk tassel. The mortarboard derives its name from its resemblance to the square board used by bricklayers. The mortarboard originated in the old ecclesiastical biretum or barret cap, the ridged sutures of which were emphasised until it was nearly square with a flat top; this surface was enlarged and the biretum became the square cap of the English high churchmen of the 17th century. In the 18th century the square was stiffened with wood or cardboard and a tassel was substituted for the original ornamental knot.
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A stocking cap is a knitted cap, usually ending in a tassel, worn by sailors and fishermen and later also by workmen in Britain until the mid-19th century.
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In architecture, a tassel is 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.
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Poor tassel is slang for a bad workman.
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Tassel is slang for the penis.
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