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Definition of Dishevel
1. Verb. Disarrange or rumple; dishevel. "The strong wind tousled my hair"
Definition of Dishevel
1. v. t. To suffer (the hair) to hang loosely or disorderly; to spread or throw (the hair) in disorder; -- used chiefly in the passive participle.
2. v. i. To be spread in disorder or hang negligently, as the hair.
Definition of Dishevel
1. Verb. (transitive) To throw into disorder; upheave. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To disarrange or loosen (hair or clothing). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dishevel
1. to make messy [v -ELED, -ELING, -ELS or -ELLED, -ELLING, -ELS] - See also: messy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dishevel
Literary usage of Dishevel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Poems by Walter Cochrane Bronson (1909)
"TO AMARANTHA, THAT SHE WOULD dishevel HER HAIR Amarantha, sweet and fair, Ah,
braid no more that shining hair ! As my curious hand or eye Hovering round ..."
2. The Miracle Play of Hasan and Husain by Arthur Naylor Wollaston (1879)
"Do not attempt to cut the curling ringlets, nor dishevel them, ... Tell Husain,
also, not to dishevel his hair, for a single look from him can give life to ..."
3. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"Antonyms: see dishevel. dishevel, i>. t. disorder, touse, tumble, tousle, ruffle,
muss. dishonest, a. untrustworthy (contextual), crooked, faithless, false; ..."
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