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teasel
[ tee-zuhl ]
noun
- any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads. Compare teasel family.
- the dried flower head or bur of the plant D. fullonum, used for teasing or teaseling cloth.
- any mechanical contrivance used for teaseling.
verb (used with object)
- to raise a nap on (cloth) with teasels; dress by means of teasels.
teasel
/ ˈtiːzəl /
noun
- See fuller's teaselany of various stout biennial plants of the genus Dipsacus, of Eurasia and N Africa, having prickly leaves and prickly heads of yellow or purple flowers: family Dipsacaceae See also fuller's teasel
- the prickly dried flower head of the fuller's teasel, used for teasing
- any manufactured implement used for the same purpose
verb
- tr to tease (a fabric)
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Derived Forms
- ˈteaseller, noun
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Other Words From
- teasel·er especially British, teasel·ler noun
- un·teaseled adjective
- un·teaselled adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of teasel1
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Example Sentences
All these Indians spin the thread, of which they make their nets, of a kind of teasel.
But none of these processes have succeeded in discarding the natural teasel from the most eminent manufactories.
In fact, 'the seal of the Port-reeve bears a church between a teasel and a saltire, with the sun and moon above.'
We conclude this chapter with a description of the common Teasel (Dipsacus sylvestris) of the order Dipsace.
Tease, earlier toose, means to pluck or pull to pieces, hence the name teasel for the thistle used by wool-carders.
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