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.] To subject, as woolen cloth, to the action of
teasels, or any substitute for them which has an effect to raise a nap.
Tea"sel*er (?), n. One who uses teasels for raising a nap on cloth.
[Written also teaseller, teasler.]
Tea"sel*ing, n. The cutting and gathering of teasels; the use of
teasels. [Written also teaselling, teazling.]
Teas"er (?), n. 1. One who teases or vexes.