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Di*shev"el (dĭ*shĕv"'l or -ĕl), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disheveled (?) or Dishevelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Disheveling or Dishevelling.] [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.
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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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Di*shev"el, v. i. To be spread in disorder or hang negligently, as the hair. [R.] Sir T. Herbert.
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