teaselling
tea·sel
[tee-zuh
l] noun, verb, tea·seled, tea·sel·ing or (especially British) tea·selled, tea·sel·ling. noun
1.
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads. Compare teasel family.
2.
the dried flower head or bur of the plant D. fullonum, used for teasing or teaseling cloth.
3.
any mechanical contrivance used for teaseling.
verb (used with object)
4.
to raise a nap on (cloth) with teasels; dress by means of teasels.
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teasel, teazel or teazle (ˈtiːzəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | See also fuller's teasel any of various stout biennial plants of the genus Dipsacus, of Eurasia and N Africa, having prickly leaves and prickly heads of yellow or purple flowers: family Dipsacaceae |
| 2. | a. the prickly dried flower head of the fuller's teasel, used for teasing |
| b. any manufactured implement used for the same purpose | |
| —vb , -sels, -selling, -selled, -sels, -seling, -seled | |
| 3. | (tr) to tease (a fabric) |
| [Old English tǣsel; related to Old High German zeisala teasel, Norwegian tīsl undergrowth, tīsla to tear to bits; see | |
| teazel, teazel or teazle | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [Old English tǣsel; related to Old High German zeisala teasel, Norwegian tīsl undergrowth, tīsla to tear to bits; see | |
| teazle, teazel or teazle | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [Old English tǣsel; related to Old High German zeisala teasel, Norwegian tīsl undergrowth, tīsla to tear to bits; see | |
| 'teaseller, teazel or teazle | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
teasel
O.E. tæsel "large thistle used in teasing cloth," from P.Gmc. *taisilo (cf. O.H.G. zeisala), from root of O.E. tæsan "to pluck" (see tease).
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