raveling : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: raveling	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for raveling
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
raveling n a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric Synonym(s): raveling, ravelling
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ravel \Rav"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Raveled}or {Ravelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Raveling} or {Ravelling}.] [. ravelen, D. rafelen, akin to LG. rebeln, rebbeln, reffeln.] 1. To separate or undo the texture of; to take apart; to untwist; to unweave or unknit; -- often followed by out; as, to ravel a twist; to ravel out a sticking.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Raveling \Rav"el*ing\, n. [Also ravelling.] 1. The act of untwisting, or of disentangling. 2. That which is raveled out; esp., a thread detached from a texture.