\Di*shev"el\ (d[i^]*sh[e^]v"'l or -[e^]l), v. t. [imp.
& p. p. {Disheveled}or {Dishevelled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Disheveling} or {Dishevelling}.] [OF. descheveler, F.
d['e]cheveler, LL. discapillare; dis- + L. capillus the hair
of the head. See {Capillary}.]
1. To suffer (the hair) to hang loosely or disorderly; to
   spread or throw (the hair) in disorder; -- used chiefly in
   the passive participle.
         With garments rent and hair disheveled, Wringing her
         hands and making piteous moan.        --Spenser.
2. To spread loosely or disorderly.
         Like the fair flower disheveled in the wind.
                                               --Cowper.

\Di*shev"el\, v. i.
To be spread in disorder or hang negligently, as the hair.
[R.] --Sir T. Herbert.