teasel
n. முள்ளி, இழையூரி, ஆடையில் துய்யிழைப்பரப்பு உண்டுபண்றுவதற்கான பொறி, (வினை) முற்றிகொண்டு ஆடையில் துய்யிழை தென்று.
Tea"sel, n. Etym: [OE. tesel, AS. t, t, the fuller's herb. See Tease.] [Written also tassel, tazel, teasle, teazel, and teazle.] 1. (Bot.) Defn: 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. Note: Small teasel is Dipsacus pilosus, wild teasel is D. sylvestris. 2. A bur of this plant. 3. Any contrivance intended as a substitute for teasels in dressing cloth. Teasel frame, a frame or set of iron bars in which teasel heads are fixed for raising the nap on woolen cloth. Tea"sel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Teaseled or Teaselled; p. pr. & vb. n. Teaseling or Teaselling.] Defn: To subject, as woolen cloth, to the action of teasels, or any substitute for them which has an effect to raise a nap.