Teasel
noun
A plant with prickly heads that are dried and used to make wool fluffy.
The wool was made to look fluffy by using a teasel.
Often appears as...
- dried teasel
- teasel plant
noun
The prickly dried flower head of a teasel plant.
She used the teasel to comb the wool.
Often appears as...
- prickly teasel
- teasel head
verb
To make wool or fabric fluffy and shaggy by using the dried head of a teasel plant.
The wool is teasel-ed to make it soft and fluffy.
Often appears as...
- teasel wool
- teasel fabric
noun
A plant with prickly heads that are dried and used to make wool fluffy.
The wool was made to look fluffy by using a teasel.
Often appears as...
- dried teasel
- teasel plant
noun
The prickly dried flower head of a teasel plant.
She used the teasel to comb the wool.
Often appears as...
- prickly teasel
- teasel head
verb
To make wool or fabric fluffy and shaggy by using the dried head of a teasel plant.
The wool is teasel-ed to make it soft and fluffy.
Often appears as...
- teasel wool
- teasel fabric
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Textile Process
Teasel is often associated with traditional wool-making process.
We visited a heritage center where they demonstrated with a teasel.
Pro Tip 2/3Natural Brush
Picture a teasel as nature's comb for fabrics, especially wool.
The old loom was accompanied by a teasel for finishing the cloth.
Pro Tip 3/3Historic Tool
Using a teasel is an old-fashioned method, often replaced by modern machines.
The museum displayed a teasel among other old textile tools.
Pro Tip 1/3Textile Process
Teasel is often associated with traditional wool-making process.
We visited a heritage center where they demonstrated with a teasel.
Pro Tip 2/3Natural Brush
Picture a teasel as nature's comb for fabrics, especially wool.
The old loom was accompanied by a teasel for finishing the cloth.
Pro Tip 3/3Historic Tool
Using a teasel is an old-fashioned method, often replaced by modern machines.
The museum displayed a teasel among other old textile tools.
Pro Tip 1/3Textile Process
Teasel is often associated with traditional wool-making process.
We visited a heritage center where they demonstrated with a teasel.
Pro Tip 2/3Natural Brush
Picture a teasel as nature's comb for fabrics, especially wool.
The old loom was accompanied by a teasel for finishing the cloth.
Pro Tip 3/3Historic Tool
Using a teasel is an old-fashioned method, often replaced by modern machines.
The museum displayed a teasel among other old textile tools.
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