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tesel (s.xiii2)
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tesel (s.xiii2)

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tasel,  teizel;  tesle,  tezel  (tasile  Five Med MSS 88.S54,  toyseal)  
  FEW: ∅ Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  tezel  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  teasel n.  MED:  tesel n.  DMLBS:  tasellum 3375b
ls(loanword: M.E. )
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s.

bot.teasel, plant with prickly leaves and flower-heads (often used for fulling or teasing cloth), Dipsacus sativus: 
( s.xiii2; MS: c.1400 ) Tribuli [...]; Semini ambobus virtus est frigida et stiptica et desiccativa, gallice et anglice tesle  Alph 187
( c.1300?; MS: s.xivm )  Oignons et porrez et escalog[n]ez et senevel e espoule et comyn et toyseals et compayne et cheverel  Med Comp ANTS 18.584
( c.1355; MS: s.xivm )  Et crié fust qe nul homme deveroit amenere hors de ceste terre nul fullingerthe ne tasels  Anon Chr2 120
( 1427-28 ) .C. skyves de tezels  Port Bk studer 8.16
( 1464-95 ) et qe chescun fullour [...] en sa arte et occupacion de fuller et scalpier ou tezeiler de drap, excercise et use teizels et nulls cardes, mesme le drap deceivablement enpeirant  Stats ii 406
wilde tezel
bot.wild teasel (often used medicinally), Dipsacus sylvestris: 
( MS: s.xiiiex ) Pernez rose, violette, flurs de chevrefoil, meydeneher, honisoccle, anete, mauve, wilde tesel, e fetes un emplastre [...]  Pop Med 278.85
( MS: s.xiiiex ) Pernez farine de orge e le jus de wilde tesle e fetes un emplastre  Pop Med 280.107
( MS: s.xiv1 ) Pernez avence [...], wilde tasel, milfoile, plaunteine [...]  Receptaria 71.606

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See also:

teselere  teseler 
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