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teasel

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noun

tea·​sel ˈtē-zəl How to pronounce teasel (audio)
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a
: an Old World prickly herb (Dipsacus fullonum of the family Dipsacaceae, the teasel family) with flower heads that are covered with stiff hooked bracts and were used especially formerly in the woolen industry

called also fuller's teasel

b
: a plant of the same genus as the teasel
2
a
: a flower head of the fuller's teasel used when dried to raise a nap on woolen cloth
b
: a wire substitute for the teasel

Illustration of teasel

Illustration of teasel
  • teasel 1a

teasel

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verb

teaseled or teaselled; teaseling or teaselling ˈtēz-liŋ How to pronounce teasel (audio)
ˈtē-zə-

transitive verb

: to nap (cloth) with teasels

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The dill, the fuller’s teasel, lotus, a few other plants are green and blooming. Owen Thomas, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Apr. 2021 One of those, teasel, has taken over open hillsides on the east bank of the river south of W. Cleveland Ave. Don Behm, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2018 Some Indian tailors who make expensive clothing use cashmere refined by an Irish mill, the last one in the world apparently, and use teasel for that purpose. Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 31 May 2017

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English tesel, from Old English tǣsel; akin to Old English tǣsan to tease

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1543, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of teasel was before the 12th century

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