- teasel (n.)
[teasel 词源字典]
- also teazel, teazle, type of plant, Old English tæsel "large thistle used in teasing cloth," from Proto-Germanic *taisilo (cognates: Old High German zeisala), from root of Old English tæsan "to pluck" (see tease (v.)).[teasel etymology, teasel origin, 英语词源]