Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

teasel

/ˈtiːzəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables: teasel
IPA: /ˈtiːzəl/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus.

noun

The dried fruiting head of the fuller's teasel, Dipsacus sativa, used for teasing or carding cloth.

noun

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

verb

To raise the nap on cloth; to tease; to card.

Archaic

Etymology

From Middle English tasel, tesel, from Old English tǣsel, tǣsl, from Proto-West Germanic *taisilu.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: tasel, tǣsel, *taisilu

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

teasels (plural) teasle (alternative, archaic) teazel (alternative, archaic) teazle (alternative, archaic) tazel (alternative, obsolete) teasels (present, singular) teaseling (US, participle) teaselling (UK, participle) teaseled (US, participle) teaseled (US, past) teaselled (UK, participle) teaselled (UK, past)

Derived Forms

teaseler teasellike

Phrases

teasel gourd wild teasel

Synonyms

teazel teasle

Rhymes With

diesel weasel least weasel easel eisel measle

Questions

How do you pronounce teasel?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtiːzəl/.
What does teasel mean?: Any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus.
Where does teasel come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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