teasel
noun
- kind of tool
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈtiːzəl/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English tasel, tesel, from Old English tǣsel, tǣsl, from Proto-West Germanic *taisilu.
- 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
Etymology: From Middle English tasel, tesel, from Old English tǣsel, tǣsl, from Proto-West Germanic *taisilu.
- To raise the nap on cloth; to tease; to card.