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dishevel

[dih-shev-uhl] / dɪˈʃɛv əl /
VERB
mess up
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Dishevel, di-shev′el, v.t. to disorder the hair: to cause the hair to hang loose.—v.i. to spread in disorder:—pr.p. dishev′elling; pa.p. dishev′elled.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

That She Would Dishevel Her Hair Aramantha, sweet and fair, Ah, braid no more that shining hair!

From The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2 by Stevenson, Burton Egbert




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