Teasel \Tea"sel\, n. [OE. tesel, AS. t?sel, t?sl, the fuller's
herb. See Tease.]
[Written also tassel, tazel,
teasle, teazel, and teazle.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Dipsacus, of which one
species (D. fullonum) bears a large flower head covered
with stiff, prickly, hooked bracts. This flower head, when
dried, is used for raising a nap on woolen cloth.
Note: Small teasel is Dipsacus pilosus, wild teasel is D.
sylvestris.
2. A bur of this plant.
3. Any contrivance intended as a substitute for teasels in
dressing cloth.
Teasel frame, a frame or set of iron bars in which teasel
heads are fixed for raising the nap on woolen cloth.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Teasel \Tea"sel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Teaseledor Teaselled;
p. pr. & vb. n. Teaseling or Teaselling.]
To subject, as woolen cloth, to the action of teasels, or any
substitute for them which has an effect to raise a nap.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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