'Dishevelled' definitions:
Definition of 'dishevelled'
From: WordNet
adjective
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]
Definition of 'Dishevelled'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- With garments rent and hair disheveled, Wringing her hands and making piteous moan. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To spread loosely or disorderly. [1913 Webster]
- Like the fair flower disheveled in the wind. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'dishevelled'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Having the hair in loose disorder. [1913 Webster]
- The dancing maidens are disheveled M[ae]nads. --J. A. Symonds. [1913 Webster]