teazel
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tea•sel
(ˈti zəl)n., v. -seled, -sel•ing (esp. Brit.) -selled, -sel•ling. n.
1. any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, of the teasel family, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
2. the dried flower head or burr of the plant D. fullonum, used for teaseling cloth.
3. any mechanical contrivance used for teaseling cloth.
v.t. 4. to raise a nap on (cloth) with teasels; dress by means of teasels.
Often, teazel, teazle. [before 1000; Middle English tesel, Old English tǣsel; akin to tease]
tea′sel•er, n.
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teazel
Past participle: teazelled
Gerund: teazelling
| Imperative |
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| teazel |
| teazel |
| Present |
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| I teazel |
| you teazel |
| he/she/it teazels |
| we teazel |
| you teazel |
| they teazel |
| Preterite |
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| I teazelled |
| you teazelled |
| he/she/it teazelled |
| we teazelled |
| you teazelled |
| they teazelled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am teazelling |
| you are teazelling |
| he/she/it is teazelling |
| we are teazelling |
| you are teazelling |
| they are teazelling |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have teazelled |
| you have teazelled |
| he/she/it has teazelled |
| we have teazelled |
| you have teazelled |
| they have teazelled |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was teazelling |
| you were teazelling |
| he/she/it was teazelling |
| we were teazelling |
| you were teazelling |
| they were teazelling |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had teazelled |
| you had teazelled |
| he/she/it had teazelled |
| we had teazelled |
| you had teazelled |
| they had teazelled |
| Future |
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| I will teazel |
| you will teazel |
| he/she/it will teazel |
| we will teazel |
| you will teazel |
| they will teazel |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have teazelled |
| you will have teazelled |
| he/she/it will have teazelled |
| we will have teazelled |
| you will have teazelled |
| they will have teazelled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be teazelling |
| you will be teazelling |
| he/she/it will be teazelling |
| we will be teazelling |
| you will be teazelling |
| they will be teazelling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been teazelling |
| you have been teazelling |
| he/she/it has been teazelling |
| we have been teazelling |
| you have been teazelling |
| they have been teazelling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been teazelling |
| you will have been teazelling |
| he/she/it will have been teazelling |
| we will have been teazelling |
| you will have been teazelling |
| they will have been teazelling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been teazelling |
| you had been teazelling |
| he/she/it had been teazelling |
| we had been teazelling |
| you had been teazelling |
| they had been teazelling |
| Conditional |
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| I would teazel |
| you would teazel |
| he/she/it would teazel |
| we would teazel |
| you would teazel |
| they would teazel |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have teazelled |
| you would have teazelled |
| he/she/it would have teazelled |
| we would have teazelled |
| you would have teazelled |
| they would have teazelled |
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Noun 1. [画像:teazel - any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts]teazel - any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts
herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
Dipsacus, genus Dipsacus - type genus of the Dipsacaceae: teasel
common teasel, Dipsacus fullonum - teasel with lilac flowers native to Old World but naturalized in North America; dried flower heads used to raise a nap on woolen cloth
Dipsacus sativus, fuller's teasel - similar to the common teasel and similarly used; widespread in Europe and North Africa and western Asia; naturalized in United States
Dipsacus sylvestris, wild teasel - European teasel with white to pink flowers; naturalized in United States
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