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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Disheveled \Di*shev"eled\, a. 1. Having in loose disorder; disarranged; as disheveled hair. 2. Having the hair in loose disorder. The dancing maidens are disheveled M[ae]nads. --J. A. Symonds 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]: disheveled 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 [syn: {dishevelled}, {frowzled}, {rumpled}, {tousled}]
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