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Definition of Teasel

1. Noun. Any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts.

Definition of Teasel

1. n. A plant of the genus Dipsacus, of which one species (D. fullonum) bears a large flower head covered with stiff, prickly, hooked bracts. This flower head, when dried, is used for raising a nap on woolen cloth.

2. v. t. To subject, as woolen cloth, to the action of teasels, or any substitute for them which has an effect to raise a nap.

Definition of Teasel

1. Noun. Any of several plants of the genus ''Dipsacus''. ¹

2. Noun. The dried flower head, used for teasing or carding cloth. ¹

3. Verb. To raise the nap on cloth; to tease; to card. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Teasel

1. to raise a soft surface on fabric with a bristly flower head [v -SELED, -SELING, -SELS or -SELLED, -SELLING, -SELS]

Medical Definition of Teasel

1. 1. A plant of the genus Dipsacus, of which one species (D. Fullonum) bears a large flower head covered with stiff, prickly, hooked bracts. This flower head, when dried, is used for raising a nap on woolen cloth. Small teasel is Dipsacus pilosus, wild teasel is D. Sylvestris. 2. A bur of this plant. 3. Any contrivance intended as a substitute for teasels in dressing cloth. Teasel frame, a frame or set of iron bars in which teasel heads are fixed for raising the nap on woolen cloth. Origin: OE. Tesel, AS. Tsel, tsl, the fuller's herb. See Tease Alternative forms: tassel, tazel, teasle, teazel, and teazle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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