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Tea·sel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Teaseled or Teaselled; p. pr. & vb. n. Teaseling or Teaselling.] To subject, as woolen cloth, to the action of teasels, or any substitute for them which has an effect to raise a nap.
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Tea·sel·ing, n. The cutting and gathering of teasels; the use of teasels. [Written also teaselling, teazling.]
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teasel
n : any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old
World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts
[syn: teazel, teasle]
[also: teaselling, teaselled]