English dictionary
teasel
/'t/i/z/@/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A plant of the genus <i>Dipsacus</i>, of which one species (<i>D. fullonum</i>) 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.
Source: webster1913
verb
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To subject, as woolen cloth, to the action of teasels, or any substitute for them which has an effect to raise a nap.
Source: webster1913