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Definition of Teasle
1. Noun. Any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Dipsacus, Genus Dipsacus
Specialized synonyms: Common Teasel, Dipsacus Fullonum, Dipsacus Sativus, Fuller's Teasel, Dipsacus Sylvestris, Wild Teasel
Definition of Teasle
1. n. & v. t. See Teasel.
Definition of Teasle
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of teasel) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Teasle
Literary usage of Teasle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal [Aug. 1, 1832 to July 17, 1833] by Fanny Kemble (1835)
"... did not approve of my Lady teasle. If, as tells me, Mrs. is their idea of the
perfection of good-breeding, well may my delineation of a lady be ..."
2. The Weekly Visitor by Religious Tract Society (Great Britain) (1835)
"The wild teasle is generally so well known, and by the remarks we have described,
... The small teasle is not common in most places, but may be seen ..."
3. The London Journal of Arts and Sciences by William Newton (1830)
"There are pins or studs i,i, fixed in the blocks /, the upper ends of which pins
or studs pass into corresponding holes in the under parts of the teasle ..."
4. The London Journal of Arts and Sciences by William Newton (1839)
"18, the same, as viewed at the back part. Between the four projecting horizontal
wires I introduce a teasle as shown, from which the ..."
5. The London Journal of Arts and Sciences by William Newton (1832)
"By these means the teasle frame o, is moved forward by the button, in the direction
of the eccentric D shaped groove. It will, of course, be understood that ..."
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