teasels
زبان مبدأ: انگلیسی
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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 tea·sel n. Pronunciation: ' tē-zəl Function: noun Etymology: Middle English tesel, from Old English t ǣ sel; akin to Old English t ǣ san to tease Date: before 12th century 1 a : an Old World prickly herb ( Dipsacus fullonum of the family Dipsacaceae, the teasel family) with flower heads that are covered with stiff hooked bracts and were used especially formerly in the woolen industry ― called also fuller's teasel b : a plant of the same genus as the teasel 2 a : a flower head of the fuller's teasel used when dried to raise a nap on woolen cloth b : a wire substitute for the teasel teasel 1a]]> 2 teasel n. Function: transitive verb Inflected Form:   tea·seled or tea·selled ; tea·sel·ing or tea·sel·ling \ ' tēz-liŋ, ' tē-zə-\ Date: 1543 : to nap (cloth) with teasels]]>