Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗To separate the fibres of (a fibrous material). · To comb (originally with teasels) so that the fibres all lie in one direction. · To backcomb. · To poke fun at, either cruelly or affectionately in a playful way.
One who teases. · A single act of teasing. · One who deliberately arouses others (usually men) sexually with no intention of satisfying that arousal.
From Middle English tesen, from Old English tǣsan (“to tease”), from Proto-West Germanic *taisijan (“to separate, tug, shred”).
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