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| 3 results for dishevel | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Dishevel \Di*shev"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. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Dishevel \Di*shev"el\, v. i. To be spread in disorder or hang negligently, as the hair. [R.] --Sir T. Herbert. | |
