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Teasel  n.  (Written also tassel, tazel, teasle, teazel, and teazle)  
1.
(Bot.) 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. Note: Small teasel is Dipsacus pilosus, wild teasel is Dipsacus 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.





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Words linked to "Teasel" :   Dipsacus sativus, common teasel, herb, wild teasel, Dipsacus sylvestris, teasle, Dipsacus fullonum, herbaceous plant, teazel, Dipsacus, fuller's teasel, genus Dipsacus



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