dishevelled : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: dishevelled	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for dishevelled
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dishevelled adj in disarray; extremely disorderly; "her clothing was disheveled"; "powder-smeared and frowzled"; "a rumpled unmade bed"; "a bed with tousled sheets"; "his brown hair was tousled, thick, and curly"- Al Spiers Synonym(s): disheveled, dishevelled, frowzled, rumpled, tousled
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dishevel \Dishev"el\ (d[icr]sh[ecr]v"'l or -[ecr]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disheveled}or {Dishevelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disheveling} or {Dishevelling}.] [OF. descheveler, F. d[82]cheveler, LL. discapillare; dis- + L. capillus the hair of the head. See {Capillary}.] 1. To suffer (the hair) to hang loosely or disorderly; to spread or throw (the hair) in disorder; -- used chiefly in the passive participle. With garments rent and hair disheveled, Wringing her hands and making piteous moan. --Spenser. 2. To spread loosely or disorderly. Like the fair flower disheveled in the wind. --Cowper.