† Tarsel, tarcel

Obs. Also 5–6 -ell; 6 tersele. Apparently a corrupt variant of TASSEL.

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1459. Paston Lett., I. 487. Item, j. prikkyng hat, covered withe blake felwet. Item, ij. tarcellys on hym be hynde.

2

1558. in Feuillerat, Revels Q. Eliz. (1908), 92. v dd. of tarsells by him made of ye same sylver.

3

1570. Levins, Manip., 57/11. A Tarsel, appendix.

4

1578. Richmond Wills (Surtees), 278. j grose of statut lace v^s. viij^d. iiij gernesh tersele xij^d.

5

Hence † Tarcelled a. = TASSELLED.

6

1558. in Feuillerat, Revels Q. Eliz. (1908), 39. Clothe of sylver tarcelled with cullen sylver.

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