teasel
noun
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Definition of teasel
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: an Old World prickly herb (Dipsacus fullonum of the family Dipsacaceae, the teasel family) with flower heads that are covered with stiff hooked bracts and were used especially formerly in the woolen industry
— called also
fuller's teasel
b : a plant of the same genus as the teasel
2a : a flower head of the fuller's teasel used when dried to raise a nap on woolen cloth
b : a wire substitute for the teasel
teasel
verb
ˈtē-zə-
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Definition of teasel (Entry 2 of 2)
: to nap (cloth) with teasels
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teasel 1a
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