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ravel

1. rav.el or rav.el.ler \'rav-*l\ \'rav-(*-)lin\ \-(*-)l*r\ vb or rav.eled 
   or rav.elled;  or rav.el.ing;  or rav.el.ling [D rafelen, fr. rafel loose 
   thread; akin to OE rfter] rafter 1a: to separate or undo the texture 
   of : UNRAVEL  1b: to undo the intricacies of : DISENTANGLE  2: ENTANGLE, 
   CONFUSE  obs  1: to become entangled or confused  2: to become unwoven, 
   untwisted, or unwound : FRAY  - rav.el.er n
2. ravel n : an act or result of raveling : as  : something tangled  : 
   something raveled out; specif : a loose thread