Definitions for: Teasel


[n] any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts



Webster (1913) Definition: Tea"sel, n. [OE. tesel, AS. t?sel, t?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 (D. 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.

Note: Small teasel is Dipsacus pilosus, wild teasel is {D.
sylvestris}.

2. A bur of this plant.

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

Teasel frame, a frame or set of iron bars in which teasel
heads are fixed for raising the nap on woolen cloth.


Tea"sel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Teaseledor Teaselled;
p. pr. & vb. n. Teaseling or Teaselling.]
To subject, as woolen cloth, to the action of teasels, or any
substitute for them which has an effect to raise a nap.

Synonyms: teasle, teazel

See Also: common teasel, Dipsacus, Dipsacus fullonum, Dipsacus sativus, Dipsacus sylvestris, fuller's teasel, genus Dipsacus, herb, herbaceous plant, wild teasel

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