Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - teasel
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English tesel, from Old English t?sel; akin to Old English t?san to tease Date: before 12th century 1. a. an Old World prickly herb (Dipsacus fullonum of the family Dipsacaceae, the ~ family) with flower heads that are covered with stiff hooked bracts and were used especially formerly in the woolen industry — called also fuller's ~ b. a plant of the same genus as the ~ 2. a. a flower head of the fuller's ~ used when dried to raise a nap on woolen cloth b. a wire substitute for the ~ II. transitive verb (~ed or ~led; ~ing or ~ling) Date: 1543 to nap (cloth) with ~s ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. (also teazel, teazle) --n. 1 any plant of the genus Dipsacus, with large prickly heads that are dried and used to raise the nap on woven cloth. 2 a device used as a substitute for teasels. --v.tr. dress (cloth) with teasels. Derivatives teaseler n. Etymology: OE t{aelig}s(e)l, = OHG zeisala (as TEASE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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бот. ворсянка (Dipsacus) – common teasel – cut-leaved teasel – Fuller's teasel – hairy teasel – wild teasel ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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- O.E. tжsel "large thistle used in teasing cloth," probably from tжsan "to pluck" (see tease), from P.Gmc. *taisilo. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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