ravels

[RavĀ·el]

French composer and exponent of Impressionism (1875 1937)

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To separate or undo the texture of; to take apart; to untwist; to unweave or unknit; -- often followed by out; as, to ravel a twist; to ravel out a sticking.

Noun
a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking"

Noun
French composer and exponent of Impressionsim (1875-1937)

Verb
tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story"

Verb
disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?"; "unravel the ball or yarn"


v. t.
To separate or undo the texture of; to take apart; to untwist; to unweave or unknit; -- often followed by out; as, to ravel a twist; to ravel out a stocking.

v. t.
To undo the intricacies of; to disentangle.

v. t.
To pull apart, as the threads of a texture, and let them fall into a tangled mass; hence, to entangle; to make intricate; to involve.

v. i.
To become untwisted or unwoven; to be disentangled; to be relieved of intricacy.

v. i.
To fall into perplexity and confusion.

v. i.
To make investigation or search, as by picking out the threads of a woven pattern.


Ravel

Rav"el , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Raveled or Ravelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Raveling or Ravelling.] [. ravelen, D. rafelen, akin to LG. rebeln, rebbeln, reffeln.] 1. To separate or undo the texture of; to take apart; to untwist; to unweave or unknit; -- often followed by out; as, to ravel a twist; to ravel out a sticking.
Sleep, that knits up the raveled sleave of care.
2. To undo the intricacies of; to disentangle. 3. To pull apart, as the threads of a texture, and let them fall into a tangled mass; hence, to entangle; to make intricate; to involve.
What glory's due to him that could divide Such raveled interests? has he not untied?
The faith of very many men seems a duty so weak and indifferent, is so often untwisted by violence, or raveled and entangled in weak discourses!

Ravel

Rav"el, v. i. 1. To become untwisted or unwoven; to be disentangled; to be relieved of intricacy. 2. To fall into perplexity and confusion. [Obs.]
Till, by their own perplexities involved, They ravel more, still less resolved.
3. To make investigation or search, as by picking out the threads of a woven pattern. [Obs.]
The humor of raveling into all these mystical or entangled matters.

To separate or undo the texture of; to take apart; to untwist; to unweave or unknit; -- often followed by out; as, to ravel a twist; to ravel out a sticking.

To become untwisted or unwoven; to be disentangled; to be relieved of intricacy.

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