Definition of ravel

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Ravel (v. t.) To pull apart, as the threads of a texture, and let them fall into a tangled mass; hence, to entangle; to make intricate; to involve..

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Surbate :: Surbate (v. t.) To make sore or bruise, as the feet by travel..
Route :: Route (n.) The course or way which is traveled or passed, or is to be passed; a passing; a course; a road or path; a march..
Ravelin :: Ravelin (n.) A detached work with two embankments which make a salient angle. It is raised before the curtain on the counterscarp of the place. Formerly called demilune, and half-moon..
Unravelment :: Unravelment (n.) The act of unraveling, or the state of being unraveled..
Commuter :: Commuter (n.) One who commutes; especially, one who commutes in traveling..
Elder :: Elder (a.) A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments; as, a traveling elder..
Warble :: Warble (n.) A small, hard tumor which is produced on the back of a horse by the heat or pressure of the saddle in traveling..
Itinerant :: Itinerant (a.) Passing or traveling about a country; going or preaching on a circuit; wandering; not settled; as, an itinerant preacher; an itinerant peddler..
Fray :: Fray (v. i.) To wear out or into shreads, or to suffer injury by rubbing, as when the threads of the warp or of the woof wear off so that the cross threads are loose; to ravel; as, the cloth frays badly..
Knight-errant :: Knight-errant (n.) A wandering knight; a knight who traveled in search of adventures, for the purpose of exhibiting military skill, prowess, and generosity..
Travel :: Travel (n.) Labor; parturition; travail.
Surfy :: Surfoot (a.) Tired or sore of foot from travel; lamed.
Itinerate :: Itinerate (v. i.) To wander without a settled habitation; to travel from place or on a circuit, particularly for the purpose of preaching, lecturing, etc..
Ravelled :: Ravelled () of Rave.
Cacolet :: Cacolet (n.) A chair, litter, or other contrivance fitted to the back or pack saddle of a mule for carrying travelers in mountainous districts, or for the transportation of the sick and wounded of an army..
Near-legged :: Near-legged (a.) Having the feet so near together that they interfere in traveling.
Circuit :: Circuit (v. t.) To travel around.
Traveler :: Traveler (n.) A traveling crane. See under Crane.
Crag :: Crag (n.) A partially compacted bed of gravel mixed with shells, of the Tertiary age..
Ravel :: Ravel (v. i.) To make investigation or search, as by picking out the threads of a woven pattern..
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