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Middle English
Etymology
From Old English tǣsl, tǣsel, from Proto-West Germanic *taisilu; equivalent to tesen + -el (agentive suffix).
Forms with /a/, /aː/ are presumably from trisyllabic shortening in Old English inflected forms.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtaːzəl/, /ˈtazəl/, /ˈtɛːzəl/
Noun
tasel (plural taseles)
- teasel (Dipsacus sativus) or a similar plant.
- Part of the teasel used to full cloth.
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