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A bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric
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ravelling
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ravel \Rav"el\ (r[a^]v"'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Raveled (-'ld) or Ravelled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Raveling or Ravelling .] [OD. ravelen, D. rafelen, akin to LG. rebeln, rebbeln, reffeln.] To separate or undo the texture of; to unravel; to take apart; ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric [syn: raveling ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A tangled mess, a decomposition. vb. (present participle of ravel English)
Usage examples of ravelling.
Bringing forth her packet of needles, she chose the smallest, and, using ravellings of the material itself, she set to work.
The body of a so-called bayeta blanket was woven of close-spun native wool, dyed dark blue, while the red pattern was from the ravellings of Spanish bayeta.