قاموس اللغة الإنجليزية

To stratch, as cloth, for the purpose of raising a nap; teasel.

To tear or separate into minute shreds, as with needles or similar instruments.

To vex with importunity or impertinence; to harass, annoy, disturb, or irritate by petty requests, or by jests and raillery; to plague.

One who teases or plagues.

of Tease

A plant of the genus Dipsacus, of which one species (D. fullonum) bears a large flower head covered with stiff, prickly, hooked bracts. This flower head, when dried, is used for raising a nap on woolen cloth.

A bur of this plant.

Any contrivance intended as a substitute for teasels in dressing cloth.

To subject, as woolen cloth, to the action of teasels, or any substitute for them which has an effect to raise a nap.

of Teasel

One who uses teasels for raising a nap on cloth.

of Teasel

The cutting and gathering of teasels; the use of teasels.

of Teasel

of Teasel

One who teases or vexes.

A jager gull.

of Tease

See Teasel.

A small spoon used in stirring and sipping tea, coffee, etc., and for other purposes.