Di*shev"el (d&ibreve;*sh&ebreve;v"'l or -
&ebreve;l), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Disheveled (?) or Dishevelled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Disheveling or Dishevelling.] [OF.
descheveler, F. décheveler, 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.
With garments rent and hair disheveled,
Wringing her hands and making piteous moan.
Spenser.
2. To spread loosely or disorderly.
Like the fair flower disheveled in the
wind.
Cowper.
Di*shev"el, v. i. To be spread in
disorder or hang negligently, as the hair. [R.] Sir T.
Herbert.
