teazel

[ tee-zuhl ]

noun, verb (used with object),tea·zeled, tea·zel·ing or (especially British) tea·zelled, tea·zel·ling.
  1. a variant of teasel.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use teazel in a sentence

  • The cloth is run close to rapidly revolving "teazels" and also may be run through a napping machine.

    Textiles and Clothing | Kate Heintz Watson
  • They kept the upper edge of the teazels, and he supported her down a sheep-track.

    Back o' the Moon | Oliver Onions
  • It was then teazelled; that is, a nap or rough surface was raised all over it by scratching it with weavers' teazels or thistles.

    Home Life in Colonial Days | Alice Morse Earle
  • He rose scratched, and regarded his hands wildly, and she fled through the dragging teazels towards the ash-trees.

    Back o' the Moon | Oliver Onions
  • He drew his hand quickly away at her menacing gesture, and she sprang back, the teazels plucking at her skirt.

    Back o' the Moon | Oliver Onions