Associations to the word «Teasel»
Adverb
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Wiktionary
TEASEL, noun. Any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus.
TEASEL, noun. The dried flower head of the fuller's teasel, Dipsacus fullonum, used for teasing or carding cloth.
TEASEL, noun. Any contrivance intended as a substitute for teasels in dressing cloth.
TEASEL, verb. To raise the nap on cloth; to tease; to card.
Dictionary definition
TEASEL, 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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