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tea·sel
 teasel
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- pronunciation:
- ti
z
 l
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
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noun |
| definition 1: |
an herb with yellowish or purplish flowers that have bristly leaves and bracts.
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| definition 2: |
the dried flower of this plant that is used to teasel cloth.
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| definition 3: |
any device used to raise the nap on cloth.
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
teasels, teaseling, teaseled |
| definition: |
to raise the nap on (cloth) by using teasels.
- similar words:
- tease
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| derivation: |
teaseler (n.) |
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