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Teasel
see synonyms of teaselNoun
any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts
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Teasel
see synonyms of teaselnoun
1.
any 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 teasel2.
a.
the prickly dried flower head of the fuller's teasel, used for teasing
b.
any manufactured implement used for the same purpose
verb -sels, -selling, -selled or US -sels, -seling or -seled
3. (transitive)
to tease (a fabric)
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Teasel
see synonyms of teasel noun
1.
any of a genus (Dipsacus) of bristly plants of the teasel family, with prickly, cylindrical heads of yellowish or purplish flowers, esp. the fuller's teasel (D. fullonum) with flower heads having sharp, spinelike bracts
2.
a flower head of the fuller's teasel, used when dried for raising a nap on cloth
3.
any device for raising a nap on cloth
adjective
4.
designating a family (Dipsacaceae, order Dipsacales) of dicotyledonous plants bearing dense flower heads covered with stiff bracts, including scabiosa and teasel
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈteaseled, ˈteaselled, ˈteaseling, ˈteaselling
5.
to raise a nap on (cloth) by means of teasels
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Teasel
see synonyms of teaseln.
1. Any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, native to Eurasia and northern Africa, having prickly stems and flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts.
2.
a. The cultivated teasel D. sativus. Also called fuller's teasel.
b. The bristly flower head of this plant, used to produce a napped surface on wool and other fabrics.
c. A wire device used to produce a napped surface.
tr.v. tea·seled, tea·sel·ing, tea·sels or tea·selled or tea·sel·ling
To produce a napped surface on (a fabric).
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