teaser

English

/ˈtizɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • One who teases or pokes fun.
  • (textile treatment) A person or thing that teases.
  • (marketing) A preview or part of a product released in preparation of its main advertising, typically a short film, song or quote.
  • (UK) A kind of gull, the jaeger.
  • (electrical) A shunt winding on field magnets for maintaining their magnetism when the main circuit is open.
  • The stoker of a glassworks furnace.
  • (theatre) A short horizontal curtain used to mask the flies and frame the top of the inner stage opening, adjustable to the desired height.

Etymology

Suf from English tease.

Origin

English

tease

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