teasel
Americannoun
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any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
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the dried flower head or bur of the plant D. fullonum, used for teasing or teaseling cloth.
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any mechanical contrivance used for teaseling.
verb (used with object)
noun
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any of various stout biennial plants of the genus Dipsacus, of Eurasia and N Africa, having prickly leaves and prickly heads of yellow or purple flowers: family Dipsacaceae See also fuller's teasel
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the prickly dried flower head of the fuller's teasel, used for teasing
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any manufactured implement used for the same purpose
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verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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have teaselledperfect
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have teaseledperfect
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has teaseledperfect 3rd person singular
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has teaselledperfect 3rd person singular
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have been teasellingperfect progressive
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am teaselingprogressive 1st person singular
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has been teaselingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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am teasellingprogressive 1st person singular
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have been teaselingperfect progressive
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are teasellingprogressive
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are teaselingprogressive
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teaselssingular 3rd person
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is teaselingprogressive 3rd person singular
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has been teasellingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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is teasellingprogressive 3rd person singular
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teaselingparticiple
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teasellingparticiple
Past
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had teaseledperfect
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had teaselledperfect
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were teasellingprogressive plural
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were teaselingprogressive plural
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was teaselingprogressive singular
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had been teasellingperfect progressive
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had been teaselingperfect progressive
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was teasellingprogressive singular
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teaselledparticiple
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teaseledparticiple
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teaseledsimple
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teaselledsimple
Future
Etymology
Origin of teasel
before 1000; Middle English tesel, Old English tǣsel; akin to tease
Example Sentences
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Then they draped a garland of sliced, dried teasel between the branches of the tree.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2022
Behind the bar, they swagged a second garland made from teasel and sweet gum and poppy seed pods.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2022
They are targeting Johnson grass, giant foxtail, Canada thistle, nodding thistle, common teasel, multiflora rose, Amur honeysuckle, poison hemlock, marestail, Japanese knotweed and kudzu.
From Washington Times • Mar. 18, 2021
They like to sit there and watch the wind blowing through the pale purple teasel, alone but for the murder of crows that guard their property.
From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2019
The flower-heads of this teasel, when they are dried, are covered with sharp curved hooks, and are used to raise the nap on woollen cloth.
From Hildegarde's Holiday a story for girls by Bruce, Josephine
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