Meaning

3 senses

  1. Any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus.

    Karde

    ворся́нкаvorsjánka

    any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts

  2. The dried fruiting head of the fuller's teasel, Dipsacus sativa, used for teasing or carding cloth.

  3. Any contrivance intended as a substitute for teasels in dressing cloth.

Translations

4 languages
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Deutsch
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Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: teasels

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts:teazelteasle

Word family

3 related words
Derivedteaselerteasellikewild teasel

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tearoomtearyteaseB2teaserteaspoonB2teaspoonful
teasel — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto