Definition of teasel Teasel

tea•sel

We found 10 definitions of teasel from 5 different sources.

What does teasel mean?

Noun Plural: teasels
teasel - any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts
		teazel, teasle
		herbaceous plant, herb aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
		dipsacus, genus dipsacus type genus of the Dipsacaceae: teasel
		common teasel, dipsacus fullonum teasel with lilac flowers native to Old World but naturalized in North America; dried flower heads used to raise a nap on woolen cloth
		dipsacus sativus, fuller's teasel similar to the common teasel and similarly used; widespread in Europe and North Africa and western Asia; naturalized in United States

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teasel (Noun)
Any of several plants of the genus.
teasel (Noun)
The dried flower head of the fuller's teasel , , used for teasing or carding cloth.
teasel (Verb)
To raise the nap on cloth; to tease; to card.

teasel (n.)
A plant of the genus Dipsacus, of which one species (D. fullonum) bears a large flower head covered with stiff, prickly, hooked bracts. This flower head, when dried, is used for raising a nap on woolen cloth.
teasel (n.)
A bur of this plant.
teasel (n.)
Any contrivance intended as a substitute for teasels in dressing cloth.
teasel (v. t.)
To subject, as woolen cloth, to the action of teasels, or any substitute for them which has an effect to raise a nap.

teasel
tēz′l, n. a plant with large burs or heads covered with stiff, hooked awns, which are used in raising a nap on cloth—also Teaz′el, Teaz′le.—v.t. to raise a nap on with the teasel:—pr.p. teas′eling; pa.t. and pa.p. teas′eled.—ns. Teas′eler; Teas′eling, the act of raising a nap on cloth. [A.S. tæsel, tæsl—tǽsan, to pluck.]

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