01 v. t. To suffer (the hair) to hang loosely or disorderly; to spread or throw (the hair) in disorder; -- used chiefly in the passive participle.
imp. & p. p.
Disheveled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Disheveling
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1.
To suffer (the hair) to hang loosely or disorderly; to spread or throw (the hair) in disorder; -- used chiefly in the passive participle.“With garments rent and hair disheveled, Wringing her hands and making piteous moan.” — Spenser.
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2.
To spread loosely or disorderly.“Like the fair flower disheveled in the wind.” — Cowper.