teasel

Pronunciation: /ˈtiːzəl/

The English word “teasel” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

Any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus.
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.

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

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