teazel
[ tee-zuhl ]
noun, verb (used with object),tea·zeled, tea·zel·ing or (especially British) tea·zelled, tea·zel·ling.
a variant of teasel.
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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 WatsonThey kept the upper edge of the teazels, and he supported her down a sheep-track.
Back o' the Moon | Oliver OnionsIt 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 EarleHe rose scratched, and regarded his hands wildly, and she fled through the dragging teazels towards the ash-trees.
Back o' the Moon | Oliver OnionsHe 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
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