Revels
plural of Revel
• Levers, elvers, levers
revels
plural of revel
• Levers, elvers, levers
Source: Wiktionary
Rev"el, n. (Arch.)
Definition: See Reveal. [R.]
Rev"el, n. Etym: [OF. revel rebellion, disorder, feast, sport. See Revel, v. i.]
Definition: A feast with loose and noisy jollity; riotous festivity or merrymaking; a carousal. This day in mirth and revel to dispend. Chaucer. Some men ruin . . . their bodies by incessant revels. Rambler. Master of the revels, Revel master. Same as Lord of misrule, under Lord.
Rev"el, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Reveled or Revelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Reveling or Revelling.] Etym: [OF. reveler to revolt, rebel, make merry, fr. L. rebellare. See Rebel.]
1. To feast in a riotous manner; to carouse; to act the bacchanalian; to make merry. Shak.
2. To move playfully; to indulge without restraint. "Where joy most revels." Shak.
Re*vel", v. t. Etym: [L. revellere; re- + vellere to pluck, pull.]
Definition: To draw back; to retract. [Obs.] Harvey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
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