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Teasle

Alternative spelling of teasel
Jun 01, 2022

Teasel

Any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, native to Eurasia and northern Africa, having prickly stems and flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts.
Jun 01, 2022

Teasle

Alternative spelling of teasel
Jun 01, 2022

Teasel

The cultivated teasel D. sativus. Also called fuller's teasel.
Jun 01, 2022

Teasle

See Teasel.
Jun 01, 2022
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Teasel

The bristly flower head of this plant, used to produce a napped surface on wool and other fabrics.
Jun 01, 2022

Teasle

Any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts
Jun 01, 2022

Teasel

A wire device used to produce a napped surface.
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Teasel

To produce a napped surface on (a fabric).
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Teasel

Any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus.
Jun 01, 2022
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Teasel

The dried flower head of the fuller's teasel, Dipsacus fullonum, used for teasing or carding cloth.
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Teasel

Any contrivance intended as a substitute for teasels in dressing cloth.
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Teasel

(archaic) To raise the nap on cloth; to tease; to card.
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Teasel

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.
Jun 01, 2022

Teasel

A bur of this plant.
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Teasel

Any contrivance intended as a substitute for teasels in dressing cloth.
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Teasel

To subject, as woolen cloth, to the action of teasels, or any substitute for them which has an effect to raise a nap.
Jun 01, 2022

Teasel

Any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts
Jun 01, 2022

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