Un*rav"el (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- (intensive) + ravel.]

1. To disentangle; to disengage or separate the threads of; as, to

unravel a stocking.

2. Hence, to clear from complication or difficulty; to unfold; to

solve; as, to unravel a plot.

3. To separate the connected or united parts of; to throw into

disorder; to confuse. "Art shall be conjured for it, and nature all

unraveled." Dryden.

Un*rav"el, v. i. To become unraveled, in any sense.

Un*rav"el*ment (?), n. The act of unraveling, or the state of being

unraveled.

Un*ra"zored (?), a. Not shaven. [R.] Milton.

Un*read" (?), a. 1. Not read or perused; as, an unread book. Hooker.

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