Swedish Meaning of teasel

kardborre

Other Swedish words related to kardborre

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Definitions and Meaning of teasel in English

Wordnet

teasel (n)

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

Webster

teasel (n.)

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.

A bur of this plant.

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

Webster

teasel (v. t.)

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

FAQs About the word teasel

kardborre

any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bractsA plant of the genus Dipsacus, of which one spe

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teased => retade, tease apart => reta, reta, tease => reta, teasdale => Teasdale, tea-scented => tedoftande,