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ravelling
rav·el R0058400 (răv′əl)v. rav·eled, rav·el·ing, rav·els also rav·elled or rav·el·ling v.tr.1. To separate the fibers or threads of (cloth, for example); unravel.2. To clarify by separating the aspects of.3. To tangle or complicate.v.intr.1. To become separated into its component threads; unravel or fray.2. To become tangled or confused.n.1. A raveling.2. A broken or discarded thread.3. A tangle.
[Obsolete Dutch ravelen, from ravel, loose thread.]
rav′el·er, rav′el·ler n.
rav·el·ing also rav·el·ling R0058600 (răv′ə-lĭng)n. A thread or fiber that has become separated from a woven material.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. ravelling - a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabricravelingfiber, fibre - a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarnlint - fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers |
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