Defn: A piece of armor formerly worn to guard the things; a tasse.
TASMANIAN
Tas*ma"ni*an, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Tasmania, or Van Diemen's Land. — n. A native or inhabitant of Tasmania; specifically (Ethnol.), in the plural, the race of men that formerly inhabited Tasmania, but is now extinct. Tasmanain cider tree. (Bot.) See the Note under Eucalyptus. — Tasmanain devil. (Zoöl.) See under Devil. — Tasmanain wolf (Zoöl.), a savage carnivorous marsupial; — called also zebra wolf. See Zebra wolf, under Wolf.
TASSE
Tasse, n. Etym: [OF. tassette.]
Defn: A piece of armor for the thighs, forming an appendage to the ancient corselet.
Note: Usually the tasse was a plate of iron swinging from the cuirass, but the skirts of sliding splints were also called by this name.
TASSEL
Tas"sel, n. (Falconry)
Defn: A male hawk. See Tercel.
TASSEL
Tas"sel, n. Etym: [See Teasel.]
Defn: A kind of bur used in dressing cloth; a teasel.