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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tea•zle (tē′zəl),USA pronunciation n., v.t., -zled, -zling. - Plant Biology, Textilesteasel.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tea•sel (tē′zəl),USA pronunciation n., v., -seled, -sel•ing or (esp. Brit.) -selled, -sel•ling. n. - Plant Biologyany of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads. Cf. teasel family.
- Plant Biologythe dried flower head or bur of the plant D. fullonum, used for teasing or teaseling cloth.
- any mechanical contrivance used for teaseling.
v.t. - Textilesto raise a nap on (cloth) with teasels;
dress by means of teasels.
Also, teazel, teazle. - bef. 1000; Middle English tesel, Old English tǣsel; akin to tease
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: teasel, teazel, teazle /ˈtiːzəl/ n - 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 Dipsacaceae
- the prickly dried flower head of the fuller's teasel, used for teasing
- any manufactured implement used for the same purpose
vb ( -sels, -selling, -selled) ( US -sels, -seling, -seled)- (transitive) to tease (a fabric)
Etymology: Old English tǣsel; related to Old High German zeisala teasel, Norwegian tīsl undergrowth, tīsla to tear to bits; see teaseˈteaseller n |