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.
&fist; 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.
Tea"sel, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Teaseled (?) or 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.
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.
&fist; 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.
Tea"sel, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Teaseled (?) or 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.
