teasel : Idioms & Phrases
common teasel
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noun teasel with lilac flowers native to Old World but naturalized in North America; dried flower heads used to raise a nap on woolen cloth
Dipsacus fullonum.
WordNet
fuller's teasel
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noun similar to the common teasel and similarly used; widespread in Europe and North Africa and western Asia; naturalized in United States
Dipsacus sativus.
WordNet
Teasel frame
- a frame or set of iron bars in which teasel heads are fixed for raising the nap on woolen cloth.
Webster 1913
wild teasel
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noun European teasel with white to pink flowers; naturalized in United States
Dipsacus sylvestris.
