teasel

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Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
7
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈtiːzəl/

Definition of teasel

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus.
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noun

  1. Any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus.
  2. The dried fruiting head of the fuller's teasel, Dipsacus sativa, used for teasing or carding cloth.
  3. Any contrivance intended as a substitute for teasels in dressing cloth.

verb

  1. (archaic)To raise the nap on cloth; to tease; to card.

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Etymology

From Middle English tasel, tesel, from Old English tǣsel, tǣsl, from Proto-West Germanic *taisilu.

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