Home › Words › T › teaselteasel/ˈtiːzəl/teasel means any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, teasel ranks #454 of 42,762 for Qualifying.teasel is pronounced /ˈtiːzəl/.EtymologyFrom Middle English tasel, tesel, from Old English tǣsel, tǣsl, from Proto-West Germanic *taisilu.nounAny of several plants of the genus Dipsacus.The dried fruiting head of the fuller's teasel, Dipsacus sativa, used for teasing or carding cloth.Any contrivance intended as a substitute for teasels in dressing cloth.verbTo raise the nap on cloth; to tease; to card.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).