English-Thai Dictionary

teasel

N พืช ไม้ หนาม จำพวก  Dipsacus ึ  phud-mai-nam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TEASEL

n.tee'zl. A plant of the genus Dipsacus, one kind of which bears a large burr which is used for raising a nap on woolen cloth. Hence, 1. The burr of the plant.

 

TEASELER

n.One who uses the teasel for raising a nap on cloth.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TEASEL

Tea "sel, n. Etym: [OE. tesel, AS. t, t, the fuller's herb. See Tease. ] [Written also tassel, tazel, teasle, teazel, and teazle. ]

 

1. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A plant of the genus Dipsacus, of which one species (D. fullonum ) bears a large flower head covered with stiff, prickly, hooked bracts. This flower head, when dried, is used for raising a nap on woolen cloth.

 

Note: Small teasel is Dipsacus pilosus, wild teasel is D. sylvestris.

 

2. A bur of this plant.

 

3. Any contrivance intended as a substitute for teasels in dressing cloth. Teasel frame, a frame or set of iron bars in which teasel heads are fixed for raising the nap on woolen cloth.

 

TEASEL

Tea "sel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Teaseled or Teaselled; p. pr. & vb. n.Teaseling or Teaselling.]

 

Defn: To subject, as woolen cloth, to the action of teasels, or any substitute for them which has an effect to raise a nap.

 

TEASELER

TEASELER Tea "sel *er, n.

 

Defn: One who uses teasels for raising a nap on cloth. [Written also teaseller, teasler.]

 

TEASELING

TEASELING Tea "sel *ing, n.

 

Defn: The cutting and gathering of teasels; the use of teasels. [Written also teaselling, teazling.]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

teasel

tea sel |ˈtēzəl ˈtizəl |(also teazle or teazel ) ▶noun a tall prickly Eurasian plant with spiny purple flower heads. [Genus Dipsacus, family Dipsacaceae: several species, including fuller's teasel. ] • a large, dried, spiny head from such a plant, or a device serving as a substitute for one of these, used in the textile industry to raise a nap on woven cloth. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (often as noun teaseling ) chiefly archaic raise a nap on (cloth ) with or as if with teasels. ORIGIN Old English tǣsl, tǣsel; related to tease .

 

Oxford Dictionary

teasel

teasel |ˈtiːz (ə )l |(also teazle or teazel ) ▶noun a tall prickly Eurasian plant with spiny purple flower heads. ●Genus Dipsacus, family Dipsacaceae: several species, including fuller's teasel. • a large dried head from a teasel, or a device serving as a substitute for one of these, used in the textile industry to raise a nap on woven cloth. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (often as noun teaseling ) chiefly archaic raise a nap on (cloth ) with or as if with teasels. ORIGIN Old English tǣsl, tǣsel, of West Germanic origin; related to tease .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

teasel

tea sel ｟まれ ｠-zel -zle /tíːz (ə )l /名詞 C 1 〘植 〙オニナベナ, ラシャカキグサ .2 乾燥させたオニナベナの花 〘毛織物をけば立てるのに用いた 〙.動詞 他動詞 〈布 〉をけば立てる .