2. Having the hair in loose disorder.
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The dancing maidens are disheveled M[ae]nads. --J. A. Symonds. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Dishevelled — specific domain Solution structure of the mouse Dvl 1 DEP domain based on the PDB 1fsh coordinates. Identifiers … Wikipedia
dishevelled — (US disheveled) ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a person s hair, clothes, or appearance) untidy; disordered. DERIVATIVES dishevelment noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «having the hair uncovered»: from Old French deschevele, from Latin capillus hair … English terms dictionary
dishevelled — [15] Semantically, dishevelled ‘with untidy hair’ and unkempt ‘with uncombed hair’ are closely parallel formations. Dishevelled originated as an adaptation of deschevele, the past participle of Old French descheveler ‘disarrange the hair’. This… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
dishevelled — [15] Semantically, dishevelled ‘with untidy hair’ and unkempt ‘with uncombed hair’ are closely parallel formations. Dishevelled originated as an adaptation of deschevele, the past participle of Old French descheveler ‘disarrange the hair’. This… … Word origins
dishevelled — di|shev|elled BrE disheveled AmE [dıˈʃevəld] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: deschevelé, from chevel hair ] if someone s appearance or their clothes, hair etc is dishevelled, they look very untidy ▪ Pam arrived late, dishevelled and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
dishevelled — [[t]dɪʃe̱v(ə)ld[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe someone s hair, clothes, or appearance as dishevelled, you mean that it is very untidy. She arrived flushed and dishevelled. Syn: unkempt (in AM, use disheveled) … English dictionary
dishevelled — BrE, disheveled AmE adjective dishevelled clothes, hair etc are very untidy: Pam arrived late, dishevelled and out of breath … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dishevelled — /dɪˈʃɛvəld / (say di shevuhld) adjective 1. hanging loosely or in disorder; unkempt: dishevelled hair. 2. untidy; disarranged: dishevelled appearance. Also, US, disheveled …
Dishevelled — Dishevel Di*shev el (d[i^]*sh[e^]v l or [e^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disheveled}or {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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dishevelled — adj. Dishevelled/disheveled is used with these nouns: ↑appearance, ↑clothes, ↑hair … Collocations dictionary
