Definitions for teazles

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teazles tea·zle

Spelling: [tee-zuh l]

IPA: /ˈti zəl/

Teazles is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 155 anagrams from letters in teazles (aeelstz).

Definitions for teazles

noun

1. any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads. Compare teasel family.
2. the dried flower head or bur of the plant D. fullonum, used for teasing or teaseling cloth.
3. any mechanical contrivance used for teaseling.

verb (used with object)

1. to raise a nap on (cloth) with teasels; dress by means of teasels.

noun, verb (used with object)

1. teasel.

Origin of teazles

before 1000; Middle English tesel, Old English tǣsel; akin to tease

Examples for teazles

The fact was, Dobbs was a greater blockhead than teazle, if that were possible.

But what was his surprise to find Short and teazle united, and out upon him, in full cry!

Dobbs had one theory, Short another, and teazle still another.

Raise the surface of each piece lightly with a teazle Brush, until a fluffy effect is obtained.

Short and Dobbs never united for any other purpose but the abuse of teazle.

teazle possessed a very little learning, a very great deal of impudence, and a never-ending flow of language.

Our good neighbour, teazle, hath handled the subject of the proposed expedition in very able style.

Raise the surface of each piece lightly with a teazle brush until a fluffy effect is obtained.

Will called teazle away, while he and Almy tried very hard not to laugh.

"Thou hast again said it, neighbour, and not I," returned teazle.