teazel
Americannoun
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Genuine broadcloth can only be dressed by a teazel of Nature’s own growing; but shoddy, far less delicate, submits to the metal.
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The raising of caraway, coriander, and teazel is almost peculiar to this county.
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The blossoms form cones, which when in full bloom, are much the size and shape of a large English teazel, and are of a greenish yellow.
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It was then teazelled; that is, a nap or rough surface was raised all over it by scratching it with weavers' teazels or thistles.
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The cloth is run close to rapidly revolving "teazels" and also may be run through a napping machine.
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