teasel

/'ti:zl/ Cách viết khác : (teazel) /'ti:zl/ (teazle) /'ti:zl/

Thân thiện

A gardener carefully cuts a dried teasel for a floral arrangement.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A plant: A tall, prickly herbaceous plant of the genus Dipsacus, native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa, characterized by its egg-shaped, spiny flower heads.
   • The dried flower head: The dried, spiny head of this plant, historically used in textile processing to raise the nap on fabrics like wool.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The field was dotted with wild teasel.
  • Traditional cloth makers used a dried teasel to brush the wool.

Advanced Usage

• "Fuller's teasel": A specific common name for , the species most historically associated with textile finishing.
  • Fuller's teasel was a crucial tool before the invention of metal carding tools.

Variants and Related Words

• Teasel is also spelled teazel or teazle.
• Teaseling (n): The process of using a teasel head on cloth.
  • Teaseling gives the fabric a soft, raised surface.

Synonyms

• Fuller's thistle: An older, descriptive synonym.
• Card thistle: Another name referencing its use in carding wool.

Related Phrases

• To teasel cloth: (Verb, now rare) To dress or raise the nap of fabric using a teasel head.
  • The artisan would carefully teasel the broadcloth to achieve the desired finish.

Học thuật

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• teazel
• teasle