teasel
/T IY1 Z AH0 L/noun
- 1
Any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus.
- 2
The dried flower head of the fuller's teasel, Dipsacus fullonum, used for teasing or carding cloth.
- 3
Any contrivance intended as a substitute for teasels in dressing cloth.
verb
- 1
To raise the nap on cloth; to tease; to card.
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