TEASEL
- any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads
- the dried flower head or bur of the plant D. fullonum, used for teasing or teaseling cloth
- any mechanical contrivance used for teaseling
- to raise a nap on (cloth) with teasels; dress by means of teasels
- to raise a nap on fabric, also TEAZEL, TEAZLE [v TEASELLED or TEASELED, TEASELLING or TEASELING, TEASELS]
- to raise a soft surface on fabric with a bristly flower head [v TEASELED, TEASELING, TEASELLED, TEASELLING, TEASELS]
- plant of the same genus as the teasel
- flower head of the fuller's teasel used when dried to raise a nap on woolen cloth
- wire substitute for the teasel