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Webster 1913 Edition

Raveling

Rav′el-ing

(răv′’l-ĭng)

,

Noun.

[Also

ravelling

.]

1.

The act of untwisting or of disentangling.

2.

That which is raveled out; esp., a thread detached from a texture.

Webster 1828 Edition

Raveling

RAV'ELING

,

ppr.

Twisting or weaving; untwisting; disentangling.