teasel
teasel: n. & v. (also teazel, teazle) --n.
1 any plant of the genus Dipsacus, with large prickly heads that are dried and used to raise the nap on woven cloth.
2 a device used as a substitute for teasels. --v.tr. dress (cloth) with teasels. øøteaseler n. [OE tós(e)l, = OHG zeisala (as TEASE)]
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teasel plant
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