Dishevel /(dĭ*shĕv"'l [or] -ĕl)/
Di·shev·el
Dishevel
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Disheveled; p. pr. & vb. n. Disheveling
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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.
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To spread loosely or disorderly.
Like the fair flower disheveled in the wind.
Dishevel
v. i.
- To be spread in disorder or hang negligently, as the hair. [R.]