Tease

tēz, v.t. to comb or card, as wool: to scratch, as cloth: to raise a nap: to vex with importunity, jests, .: to torment, irritate.— n. one who teases or torments.— n. Teas′er , one who teases out anything: the stoker of a gla -works furnace.— adj. Teas′ing , vexatious.— adv. Teas′ingly . [A.S. tǽsan , to pluck; Dut. teezen , Ger. zeisen .]