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Definition of Teasels
1. teasel [v] - See also: teasel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Teasels
Literary usage of Teasels
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the Law of Tithes by William Eagle (1830)
"HEMP, FLAX, MADDER, WOAD, teasels, AND SAFFRON. ... which are teasels. plants used
by clothiers in dressing cloth ; and saffron e are also Saffron. small ..."
2. The Mechanics' Magazine (1856)
"... which relates to a mode of steering teasels without the use of blocks or
pulleys, and of removing the necessity for keeping the chain slack to allow the ..."
3. The American Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1864)
"... of the neutrality which her Majesty has proclaimed, and provided also that in
the meantime the Alexandra and other teasels which may be found violating ..."
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