See Also: sequestra(medicine)
Tease(medicine)
tease(1)(dictionary)
tease(2)(dictionary)
tease 1, verb(dictionary)
tease 2, noun(dictionary)

tease(1) (iou) and sequestra (medicine)


tease(1) (iou)



tease noun. [ti:z] L17.
[from TEASE verb.]
The action or an instance of teasing. L17.
H. Acton Interspersing my letters with Mark Twainish Americanism was one of my teases.
a. A person fond of teasing; a person who takes pleasure in making fun of or bothering others in a playful or irritating way. colloq. M19.
E. M. Forster Vyse was a tease..he took a malicious pleasure in thwarting people.
b. A woman regarded as provocatively refusing sexual intercourse. colloq. L20.
Face The insults are pitched at..a 'little tease'.

sequestra (medicine)


sequestra


Plural of sequestrum.