dishevelled

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dishevelled - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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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  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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dishevelled - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  dishevelled
      adj 1: 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:
             disheveled, dishevelled, frowzled, rumpled,
             tousled]