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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
teazel n 1: any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts [syn: teasel, teazel, teasle] | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
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. [1913 Webster] Note: Small teasel is Dipsacus pilosus, wild teasel is Dipsacus sylvestris. [1913 Webster] 2. A bur of this plant. [1913 Webster] 3. Any contrivance intended as a substitute for teasels in dressing cloth. [1913 Webster] Teasel frame, a frame or set of iron bars in which teasel heads are fixed for raising the nap on woolen cloth. [1913 Webster] | ||
3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Teazel \Tea"zel\, n. & v. t. See Teasel. [1913 Webster] | ||
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