teasel

or tea·zel, tea·zle

[ tee-zuhl ]

/ ˈti zəl /

noun

any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.Compare teasel family.

the dried flower head or bur of the plant D. fullonum, used for teasing or teaseling cloth.

any mechanical contrivance used for teaseling.

verb (used with object), tea·seled, tea·sel·ing or (especially British) tea·selled, tea·sel·ling.

to raise a nap on (cloth) with teasels; dress by means of teasels.

Origin of teasel

before 1000; Middle English tesel,Old English tǣsel; akin to tease

OTHER WORDS FROM teasel

tea·sel·er; especially British, tea·sel·ler, nounun·tea·seled, adjectiveun·tea·selled, adjective

Words nearby teasel

tear strip, teary, teary-eyed, Teasdale, tease, teasel, teasel family, teasel gourd, tease out, teaser, tea service

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for teasel

All these Indians spin the thread, of which they make their nets, of a kind of teasel.
The Conquest of the River Plate (1535-1555)|Ulrich Schmidt
The teasel and sun and moon were emblematical of the chief staples of the place; the woollen trade and the mining interests.
A Book of the West. Volume I Devon|S. Baring-Gould
There were large rocks and tangled masses of brambles, and faded clumps of ragwort and teasel, and yellow bracken stumps.
For the School Colours|Angela Brazil
The teasel (Dipsacus) was abundant, as were also several of the true thistles.
The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 355, October 16, 1886|Various

In fact, 'the seal of the Port-reeve bears a church between a teasel and a saltire, with the sun and moon above.'
Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts|Rosalind Northcote

British Dictionary definitions for teasel

teasel

teazel or teazle

/ (ˈtiːzəl) /

noun

any of various stout biennial plants of the genus Dipsacus, of Eurasia and N Africa, having prickly leaves and prickly heads of yellow or purple flowers: family DipsacaceaeSee also fuller's teasel

the prickly dried flower head of the fuller's teasel, used for teasing
any manufactured implement used for the same purpose

verb -sels, -selling or -selled or US -sels, -seling or -seled

(tr) to tease (a fabric)

Derived forms of teasel

teaseller, noun

Word Origin for teasel

Old English tǣsel; related to Old High German zeisala teasel, Norwegian tīsl undergrowth, tīsla to tear to bits; see tease

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	teasel
释义	teasel or tea·zel, tea·zle [ tee-zuhl ] / ˈti zəl / noun any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.Compare teasel family. the dried flower head or bur of the plant D. fullonum, used for teasing or teaseling cloth. any mechanical contrivance used for teaseling. verb (used with object), tea·seled, tea·sel·ing or (especially British) tea·selled, tea·sel·ling. to raise a nap on (cloth) with teasels; dress by means of teasels. Origin of teasel before 1000; Middle English tesel,Old English tǣsel; akin to tease OTHER WORDS FROM teasel tea·sel·er; especially British, tea·sel·ler, nounun·tea·seled, adjectiveun·tea·selled, adjective Words nearby teasel tear strip, teary, teary-eyed, Teasdale, tease, teasel, teasel family, teasel gourd, tease out, teaser, tea service Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for teasel All these Indians spin the thread, of which they make their nets, of a kind of teasel. The Conquest of the River Plate (1535-1555)\|Ulrich Schmidt The teasel and sun and moon were emblematical of the chief staples of the place; the woollen trade and the mining interests. A Book of the West. Volume I Devon\|S. Baring-Gould There were large rocks and tangled masses of brambles, and faded clumps of ragwort and teasel, and yellow bracken stumps. For the School Colours\|Angela Brazil The teasel (Dipsacus) was abundant, as were also several of the true thistles. The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 355, October 16, 1886\|Various In fact, 'the seal of the Port-reeve bears a church between a teasel and a saltire, with the sun and moon above.' Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts\|Rosalind Northcote British Dictionary definitions for teasel teasel teazel or teazle / (ˈtiːzəl) / noun any of various stout biennial plants of the genus Dipsacus, of Eurasia and N Africa, having prickly leaves and prickly heads of yellow or purple flowers: family DipsacaceaeSee also fuller's teasel the prickly dried flower head of the fuller's teasel, used for teasing any manufactured implement used for the same purpose verb -sels, -selling or -selled or US -sels, -seling or -seled (tr) to tease (a fabric) Derived forms of teasel teaseller, noun Word Origin for teasel Old English tǣsel; related to Old High German zeisala teasel, Norwegian tīsl undergrowth, tīsla to tear to bits; see tease Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看	godfrey godfrey of bouillon god-given godhead god helps those who help themselves godhood godiva godiva, lady god-king god knows godless godlike godling godly god-man godmother godolias godolphin godown go downhill go down in history go down the drain godowsky godoy godoy alcayaga