ravel 
ravel (rav′əl)
transitive verb -·eled or -·elled, -·el·ing or -·el·ling
- Now Rare to make complicated or tangled parts of his argument were all raveled up
- to separate the parts, esp. threads, of; untwist; unweave; unravel
- to make clear; disentangle
Etymology: MDu ravelen (Du rafelen), akin to LowG rabbeln, Dan dial. vrøvle: for IE base see rhapsody
intransitive verb
- to become separated into its parts, esp. threads; become unwoven; fray (out)
- Archaic to become complicated or tangled
noun
- a raveled part in a fabric; raveling
- a tangled mass or complication
Ra·vel (rȧ vel′)
Ravel, Maurice (Joseph) (mō̂ rēs′) 1875-1937; Fr. composer
ravel
v.
Object
- cord: Knit 6 rows WY, 1 row of ravel cord or crochet thread, then start using your main yarn.
- mile: In the last nine months I have had to ravel 9,750 miles to see my children regularly.
Modifying Another Word
- alone: Typically, a group consists of half couples or friends and half individuals raveling alone.
There is a definite limit to the length of time a composer can go on writing in one dance rhythm. This limit is obviously reached by Ravel toward the end of LaValse and toward the beginning of Bole¤ ro.
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