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Definition of Teazle
1. n. & v. t. See Teasel.
Definition of Teazle
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of teasel) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Teazle
1. to teasel [v -ZLED, -ZLING, -ZLES] - See also: teasel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Teazle
Literary usage of Teazle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner (1897)
"Lady teazle — What, would you restrain the freedom of speech ? ... Lady teazle —
Why, I believe I do bear a part with a tolerable grace. ..."
2. Choice Readings for Public and Private Entertainments: And for the Use of edited by Robert McLean Cumnock (1898)
"Sir P. Lady teazle, Lady teazle, I 'll not bear it! Lady T. Sir Peter, ...
Well, well, Lady teazle, though my life may be made unhappy by your temper, ..."
3. The World's Great Masterpieces: History, Biography, Science, Philosophy by Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Richard Stockton, Caroline Ticknor (1901)
"LADY teazle. Why, I believe I do bear a part with a tolerable grace. ... LADY teazle.
But I vow I bear no malice against the people I abuse : when I say an ..."
4. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1892)
"Lady teazle, Mi-s Hardcastle, VOL. XSX. Mrs. Sullen, Bisarre, Lydia Languish,
Nell in the 'Devil to Pay,' and most leading comic parts were assigned to her, ..."
5. Sporting Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02751662] (1829)
"Mim Eliza teazle (dam of Cwm ), b. out of Eliza, by Pegasus 2. Mr.Watt. 1803.
... Mi. Walker. by Highflyer 1. Lord Derby. 1799. Miss Zilia teazle, br. ..."
6. Hours with the Players by Dutton Cook (1883)
"SIR PETER teazle." WHEN, on May 24, 1802, Mr. Thomas King, the comedian, ... Mrs.
Jordan, the Lady teazle of the night, had led the veteran from the stage ..."
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