teasel.
Any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus.
Meaning & usage
Any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus.
The dried fruiting head of the fuller's teasel, Dipsacus sativa, used for teasing or carding cloth.
Any contrivance intended as a substitute for teasels in dressing cloth.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English tasel, tesel, from Old English tǣsel, tǣsl, from Proto-West Germanic *taisilu.
To raise the nap on cloth; to tease; to card.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English tasel, tesel, from Old English tǣsel, tǣsl, from Proto-West Germanic *taisilu.
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