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Dipsacus sylvestris
(gcide) | Teasel \Tea"sel\, n. [OE. tesel, AS. t[=ae]sel, t[=ae]sl, 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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Note: 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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dipsacus sylvestris
(wn) | Dipsacus sylvestris
n 1: European teasel with white to pink flowers; naturalized in
United States [syn: wild teasel, Dipsacus sylvestris] |
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