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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dishevel \Di*shev"el\, v. i. To be spread in disorder or hang negligently, as the hair. [R.] --Sir T. Herbert. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dishevel \Di*shev"el\ (d[i^]*sh[e^]v"'l or -[e^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disheveled}or {Dishevelled}; p. pr & vb n. {Disheveling} or {Dishevelling}.] [OF. descheveler F. d['e]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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dishevel v : disarrange or rumple; dishevel; "The strong wind tousled my hair" [syn: {tousle}, {tangle}]
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