dishevelled
əl verb (used with object), di·shev·eled, di·shev·el·ing or ( especially British ) di·shev·elled, di·shev·el·ling.
1.
to let down, as hair, or wear or let hang in loose disorder, as clothing.
2.
to cause untidiness and disarray in: The wind disheveled the papers on the desk.
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dishevel (dɪˈʃɛvəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , (US) -els, -elling, -elled, -els, -eling, -eled | |
| to disarrange (the hair or clothes) of (someone) | |
| [C15: back formation from | |
| di'shevelment | |
| —n | |
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Dishevelled
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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| dishevelled or (US) disheveled (dɪˈʃɛvəld) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (esp of hair) hanging loosely |
| 2. | (of general appearance) unkempt; untidy |
| [C15 dischevelee, from Old French deschevelé, from des- | |
| disheveled or (US) disheveled | |
| —adj | |
| [C15 dischevelee, from Old French deschevelé, from des- | |
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dishevel
late 14c., from O.Fr. deschevele, pp. of descheveler "to disarrange the hair," from des- "apart" + chevel "hair," from L. capillus "hair."
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