teasel

/ˈtiːzəl/

noun 3verb 1

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noun

Any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus.

The dried fruiting head of the fuller's teasel, Dipsacus sativa, used for teasing or carding cloth.

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

verb

To raise the nap on cloth; to tease; to card.

noun — any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old

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