teaser
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- noun
- /ˈtiːzər/
- Specialized
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cardador
- It is, in my opinion, far superior to the Tangle Teaser and far superior to any drugstore knockoff brand that has tried to do what Wet Brush does.
Examples
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Using a teaser makes it easier to manage the tangled wool before weaving.
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A good teaser helps loosen the fibers of the wool before spinning it into yarn.
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This is from tangle teaser, as you might be able to tell.
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Is this a tangle teaser brush for your purse?
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And so I brush it out with my Tangled teaser that I love lightly starting, you know, at the ends.
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And it's a tangle teaser for your handbag as I have extremely long hair.
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So I'm just going to take my tangled teaser brush and brush it out so it's not too crunchy.
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So I usually use like a paddle brush or my tangle teaser, something quite like flat and very plastic with like no extra bristles.
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Now when I'm out of the shower and the tangling my hair like this, I like to use tangle teasers, thick and curly.
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I don't know, the bristles not as nice as my proper tangle teaser, like they're not as soft, they're actually kind of painful.
Synonyms
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A machine with rotating spikes that cleans raw fibers like cotton or wool
A person or machine that combs and cleans fibers like wool before spinning
A person who separates and straightens cotton or wool fibers before spinning
Compounds
- Slang
A film or TV show made to please older people using familiar actors and themes from the past
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Teaser comes from tease, which originally meant 'to pull apart'. A wool teaser was a person or tool that pulled wool fibers apart before spinning, so the name fits that job.