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Webster 1913 Edition
Unravel
Un-rav′el
,Verb.
T.
[1st pref.
un-
(intensive) + ravel
.] 1.
To disentangle; to disengage or separate the threads of;
as, to
. unravel
a stocking2.
Hence, to clear from complication or difficulty; to unfold; to solve;
as, to
. unravel
a plot3.
To separate the connected or united parts of; to throw into disorder; to confuse.
“Art shall be conjured for it, and nature all unraveled.” Dryden.
Un-rav′el
,Verb.
I.
To become unraveled, in any sense.
Webster 1828 Edition
Unravel
UNRAV'EL
, v.t.1.
To disentangle; to disengage or separate threads that are knit.2.
To free; to clear from complication or difficulty.3.
To separate connected or united parts; to throw into disorder.Nature all unravel'd.
4.
To unfold, as the plot or intrigue of a play.UNRAV'EL
,Verb.
I.