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tassel-shaped

tassel-shaped

7.5
A long hanging shape that has thin loose threads at one end
  • adjective
  • /ˈtæsəlˌʃeɪpt/
: en forma de borlas
  • The plant produced tassel-shaped flowers that hung gracefully from its branches.

Examples

  • The chandelier's tassel-shaped crystals sparkled brilliantly in the sunlight.

  • Her dress was adorned with tassel-shaped embellishments along the hem.

  • Look at that tassel-shaped plant!

  • The dress is tassel-shaped.

  • The chandelier's tassel-shaped crystals sparkled brilliantly in the sunlight.

  • Her dress was adorned with tassel-shaped embellishments along the hem.

  • The plant produced tassel-shaped flowers that hung gracefully from its branches.

Surface Forms

tassel-shaped positive

Morphology

tassel-shaped = tassel + shaped (transparent) = tassel + shape + ed

The phrase is a straightforward descriptive compound meaning 'shaped like a tassel'.

Etymology

Tassel-shaped comes from tassel, a small decorative 'bundle of threads' like the tassel on a graduation cap or curtain, and -shaped meaning 'in the form of', so something tassel-shaped looks like a hanging bunch of threads.