Pronunciations
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/ˈtiːzəl/
Noun
Any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus.
The dried fruiting head of the fuller's teasel, Dipsacus sativa, used for teasing or carding cloth.
Any contrivance intended as a substitute for teasels in dressing cloth.
Verb
To raise the nap on cloth; to tease; to card.
Usage- Archaic
Noun
any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts
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