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Answer for the clue "Like old sweaters ", 8 letters:
ravelled

Word definitions for ravelled in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
v. disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?"; "unravel the ball or yarn" [syn: unravel , ravel out ] tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story" [syn: tangle , knot ] [ant: unravel , unravel ] [also: ravelling , ravelled ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: ravel)

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; ...

Usage examples of ravelled.

There were three other people at the table, Mod and two Irishmen who were there for a few weeks attempting to untangle some cables ravelled by two of their compatriots.

She was cloaked by a skein of ravelled fluff beneath us and we caught the chant before she rose into the sunlight.