teazle

tea•sel

(ˈti zəl)

n., v. -seled, -sel•ing (esp. Brit.) -selled, -sel•ling. n. 1. any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, of the teasel family, having prickly leaves and flower heads. 2. the dried flower head or burr of the plant D. fullonum, used for teaseling cloth. 3. any mechanical contrivance used for teaseling cloth. v.t. 4. to raise a nap on (cloth) with teasels; dress by means of teasels. Often, teazel, teazle. [before 1000; Middle English tesel, Old English tǣsel; akin to tease] tea′sel•er, n.

teazle

Past participle: teazled
Gerund: teazling

Imperative
teazle
teazle

Present
I teazle
you teazle
he/she/it teazles
we teazle
you teazle
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Preterite
I teazled
you teazled
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we teazled
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Present Continuous
I am teazling
you are teazling
he/she/it is teazling
we are teazling
you are teazling
they are teazling

Present Perfect
I have teazled
you have teazled
he/she/it has teazled
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Past Continuous
I was teazling
you were teazling
he/she/it was teazling
we were teazling
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Past Perfect
I had teazled
you had teazled
he/she/it had teazled
we had teazled
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Future
I will teazle
you will teazle
he/she/it will teazle
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Future Perfect
I will have teazled
you will have teazled
he/she/it will have teazled
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Future Continuous
I will be teazling
you will be teazling
he/she/it will be teazling
we will be teazling
you will be teazling
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Present Perfect Continuous
I have been teazling
you have been teazling
he/she/it has been teazling
we have been teazling
you have been teazling
they have been teazling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been teazling
you will have been teazling
he/she/it will have been teazling
we will have been teazling
you will have been teazling
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Past Perfect Continuous
I had been teazling
you had been teazling
he/she/it had been teazling
we had been teazling
you had been teazling
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Conditional
I would teazle
you would teazle
he/she/it would teazle
we would teazle
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Past Conditional
I would have teazled
you would have teazled
he/she/it would have teazled
we would have teazled
you would have teazled
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teazle

teasel

, teazel, teazle1. any of various stout biennial plants of the genus Dipsacus, of Eurasia and N Africa, having prickly leaves and prickly heads of yellow or purple flowers: family Dipsacaceae 2. a. the prickly dried flower head of the fuller's teasel, used for teasing b. any manufactured implement used for the same purpose

teasel

The most famous plant used for Lyme disease- Dipsacus sylvestris being the most effective. The root is the part used. Plant grows up to 8 ft (2.5m) and is easily recognized by their prickly egg-shaped balls on top of long prickly stems with wrinkly opposite leaves that have prickles on the underside along the middle. Upper leaves grow together forming water-catching cup around stem.The oval prickly heads have sharp, pointy fingers sticking out from underneath, and one or two bands of pinkish purple flowers growing around in rings. used for muscle/joint pain and inflammation, arthritis, diuretic, detox, diarrhea, improves appetite, liver, gallbladder, jaundice, warts, stomach, cancer. Leaf tea used for acne.