Dishevel \Di*shev"el\ (d[i^]*sh[e^]v"'l or -[e^]l), v. t. [imp.
& p. p. Disheveledor 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.
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With garments rent and hair disheveled,
Wringing her hands and making piteous moan.
--Spenser.
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2. To spread loosely or disorderly.
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Like the fair flower disheveled in the wind.
--Cowper.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
disheveled \di*shev"eled\, dishevelled \di*shev"elled\, a.
1. Hanging in loose disorder; disarranged; in disarray; not
made neat; -- used especially of hair or clothing; as,
disheveled hair.
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2. Having the hair in loose disorder.
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The dancing maidens are disheveled M[ae]nads. --J.
A. Symonds.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]
WordNet (r) 2.0
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "disheveled":
matted, messed up, messy, mussed up, raunchy, ruffled, rumpled,
shaggy, slipshod, sloppy, snaggy, snarled, tousled, tously,
tumbled, uncombed, unfastidious, unkempt, untidy
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
dishevelled, frowzled, rumpled, tousled
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