teasel
IPA: tˈizʌɫ
noun
- Any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus.
- The dried flower head of the fuller's teasel, Dipsacus fullonum, used for teasing or carding cloth.
- Any contrivance intended as a substitute for teasels in dressing cloth.
verb
- (archaic) To raise the nap on cloth; to tease; to card.
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