From an old word for "comb", a plant such as the fuller's species with prickly flower-heads traditionally dried for raising the nap on cloth (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TEASEL From an old word for "comb", a plant such as the fuller's species with prickly flower-heads traditionally dried for raising the nap on cloth (6) (6)
60% ACANTHUS Prickly plant (8) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 23, 2025
60% CACTI Prickly plants (5) Universal Oct 26, 2025
56% THISTLE Prickly plant (7) (7) Mirror Classic Nov 18, 2025
56% TEASELLING Use of prickly plants to raise the nap of (cloth) (10) (10)
49% TEASELED Raised a nap on cloth (8)
49% TEASELS Nap-raising plants (7)
47% SIESTA Nap (6) Eugene Sheffer Nov 11, 2025
47% TOE "From head to ___" (3)
47% BED Word with flower or feather (3) New York Times Oct 22, 2025
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We found 40 solutions for From an old word for "comb", a plant such as the fuller's species with prickly flower-heads traditionally dried for raising the nap on cloth (6). The top solutions are determined by popularity, ratings and frequency of searches. The most likely answer for the clue is TEASEL.

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