Definition of "teasel" in English

noun

1. Any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus.

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

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

verb

1. (archaic) To raise the nap on cloth; to tease; to card.