Hypertext Webster Gateway: "raveling"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ravel \Rav"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Raveled}or {Ravelled}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Raveling} or {Ravelling}.] [. ravelen, D.
rafelen, akin to LG. rebeln, rebbeln, reffeln.]
1. To separate or undo the texture of; to take apart; to
untwist; to unweave or unknit; -- often followed by out;
as, to ravel a twist; to ravel out a sticking.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Raveling \Rav"el*ing\, n. [Also ravelling.]
1. The act of untwisting, or of disentangling.
2. That which is raveled out; esp., a thread detached from a
texture.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
raveling
n : a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric
[syn: {ravelling}]
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