dishevelling — v. (about hair, clothing, etc.) wear loosely, let fall in disorder; disarrange, make untidy … English contemporary dictionary
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
Disheveled — 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
Disheveling — 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 — 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
dishevel — transitive verb (disheveled or dishevelled; disheveling or dishevelling) Etymology: back formation from disheveled Date: 1598 to throw into disorder or disarray • dishevelment noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
dishevel — dishevelment, n. /di shev euhl/, v.t., disheveled, disheveling or (esp. Brit.) dishevelled, dishevelling. 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 … Universalium
dishevelled — [dɪ ʃɛv(ə)ld] (US disheveled) adjective (of a person s hair, clothes, or appearance) untidy. Derivatives dishevel verb (dishevels, dishevelling, dishevelled; US dishevels, disheveling … English new terms dictionary
dishevel — /dɪˈʃɛvəl/ (say di shevuhl) verb (t) (dishevelled or, US, disheveled, dishevelling or, US, disheveling) to let down (the hair); let hang in loose disorder. {Middle English dischevelen, from Old French descheveler, from des dis 1 + chevel hair ( …
doubling of final consonants in inflection — The table below explains the differing practice in English shown by the forms hotter, enrolled, offered, targeted, in which the root word (hot, enrol, offer, target) ends in a single consonant. Practice can also differ with the same word in BrE… … Modern English usage
