teasel

noun

/ˈtiːzəl/

Etymology

From Middle English tasel, tesel, from Old English tǣsel, tǣsl, from Proto-West Germanic *taisilu.

Any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus.
The dried fruiting head of the fuller's teasel, Dipsacus sativa, used for teasing or…
The dried fruiting head of the fuller's teasel, Dipsacus sativa, used for teasing or carding cloth.
Any contrivance intended as a substitute for teasels in dressing cloth.
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1. To raise the nap on cloth
  To raise the nap on cloth; to tease; to card.

No curated loop yet for teasel. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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