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Definition: teazle
Teasel
\Tea"sel\, n. [OE. tesel, AS. t[=ae]sel, t[=ae]sl, the
fuller's herb. See
Tease.] [Written also
tassel,
tazel,
teasle,
teazel, and
teazle.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus
Dipsacus, of which one
species (
Dipsacus 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.
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Note: Small teasel is
Dipsacus pilosus, wild teasel is
Dipsacus sylvestris.
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2. A bur of this plant.
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3. Any contrivance intended as a substitute for teasels in
dressing cloth.
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Teasel frame, a frame or set of iron bars in which teasel
heads are fixed for raising the nap on woolen cloth.
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