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retease

verb

Etymology

From re- + tease.

  1. inherited from *taisijan✻ — “to separate, tug, shred”
  2. inherited from tǣsan — “to tease”
  3. inherited from tesen
  4. prefixed as retease — “re + tease”

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of re-tease.

    • .Practically all of the woolen rags are sold at auction or direct to manufacturers in Yorkshire (England), who retease the wool and remake it into cloth (called " shoddy”).
    • Distribute teased stuffing over the seat to the roll by holding the stuffing in your left hand while the right hand pulls, reteases, interweaves, and distributes the stuffing smoothly in place, the left hand helping in the process.
    • She had a small butt and long thighs, and she had her arms raised to retease her hair that spread up and out like tongues of flame.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA