DISHEVELS

Verb

dishevels

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dishevel

Anagrams

• she-devils

Source: Wiktionary


DISHEVEL

Di*shev"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disheveled or Dishevelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Disheveling or Dishevelling.] Etym: [OF. descheveler, F. décheveler, 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.

Di*shev"el, v. i.

Definition: To be spread in disorder or hang negligently, as the hair. [R.] Sir T. Herbert.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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