ETYM Old Eng. tesel, AS. taesel, taesl, the fuller's herb. Related to Tease.
Any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts; SYN. teazel, teasle.
Brush with hooked bits used in napping cloth.
Erect, prickly, biennial herb Dipsacus fullonum, family Dipsacaceae, native to Eurasia. The dry, spiny seed heads were once used industrially to tease, or raise the nap of, cloth. + prikaži više