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   Teasel (?), n. [OE. tesel, AS. tǣsel, tǣsl, 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 (Dipsacus 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.
   
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   ☞ Small teasel is Dipsacus pilosus, wild teasel is Dipsacus sylvestris.
   
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   2. A bur of this plant.
   
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   3. Any contrivance intended as a substitute for teasels in dressing cloth.
   
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   Teasel frame, a frame or set of iron bars in which teasel heads are fixed for raising the nap on woolen cloth.
   
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   Teazel (?), n. & v. t. See Teasel.
   
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