Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See raveled, raveling.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
ravel .
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Examples
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And if your sleeve is not too ravelled, that is sound advice.
The ravelled mystery of David Lloyd's eyebrows Martin Kelner 2010
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The ravelled is a kind of cheat bread also, but it retaineth more of the gross, and less of the pure substance of the wheat; and this, being more slightly wrought up, is used in the halls of the nobility and gentry only, whereas the other either is or should be baked in cities and good towns of an appointed size (according to such price as the corn doth bear), and by a statute provided by King John in that behalf.
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I know what he means about ravelled sleeves, though.
The ravelled mystery of David Lloyd's eyebrows Martin Kelner 2010
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I am currently presenting a breakfast radio programme in Leeds, which necessitates my rising at 4.30am, and as I have reached that age when the prostate likes to give the ravelled sleeve a tug maybe an hour or two before that, the temptation to just stay up and switch on the TV has been irresistible.
The ravelled mystery of David Lloyd's eyebrows Martin Kelner 2010
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According to one of William Shakespeare's gags, it is sleep that knits up the ravelled sleave of care spelling, Will, spelling.
The ravelled mystery of David Lloyd's eyebrows Martin Kelner 2010
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'Sleep that knits up the ravelled sleave of care The death of each day\'s life, sore labour\'s bath Balm of hurt minds, great nature\'s second course, Chief nourisher in life\'s feast.
Anne Naylor: Is Sleeping A Good Investment Of Your Time? 2010
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Mine is exceptionally ravelled at the moment, and six or seven hours of the restful and untroubled would probably do it the world of good.
The ravelled mystery of David Lloyd's eyebrows Martin Kelner 2010
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'Shall we make an attempt upon the D minor double sonata?' said Jack, 'and knit up the ravelled sleeve of care with sore labour's bath?'
Archive 2009-12-01 Victoria Janssen 2009
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'Shall we make an attempt upon the D minor double sonata?' said Jack, 'and knit up the ravelled sleeve of care with sore labour's bath?'
Did You Know Bach Had a Father? Victoria Janssen 2009
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Council ere now, to take order with the ravelled affairs of this unhappy riot.
chained_bear commented on the word ravelled
"'Shall we make an attempt upon the D minor double sonata?' said Jack, 'and knit up the ravelled sleeve of care with sore labour's bath?'
"'By all means,' said Stephen. 'A better way of dealing with a sleeve cannot be imagined.'"
--Patrick O'Brian, The Ionian Mission, 48
February 11, 2008