How to pronounce teasel
American English pronunciation
TEE-zul
- IPA
- /ˈtizəl/
- Syllables
- TEE · zul (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What teasel means
A prickly plant whose dry heads were used to brush cloth
In a sentence: Long ago, weavers brushed wool cloth with dried teasel heads to make it soft and fuzzy.
Where it comes from: It comes from Old English taesel, an old name for this plant.
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