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tasellum

tasellum [ME tesel, taselle], the plant fullers’ teasel (Dipsacus fullonum), the heads of which have hooked prickles and are used for teasing cloth. 1334 de xv d. de tasell’ fullon’ vend’ ibidem MinAc 992/22; 1331 caretta carcata de ~is venalibus PQW 160a; 1336 de tassellis ibidem hoc anno venditis DL MinAc 242/3886 m. 1; 1337 de tasell’ fullon’ nichil, quia remanet ad vend' MinAc 992/25; 1434 pro teselis venditis Ac. Churchw. Bath 42; 1440 pro ‥ xxxv skevys tesellarum Port Bk. Southampt. 28.

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