Ravel

Ra·vel  (r-vl, rä-), (Joseph) Maurice 1875-1937.

French composer of impressionistic operas, ballets, orchestral works, such as Boléro (1928), and piano works, including Le Tombeau de Couperin (1917).

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rav·el  (rvl)

v. rav·eled also rav·elled, rav·el·ing also rav·el·ling, rav·els also rav·els

v.tr.

1. To separate the fibers or threads of (cloth, for example); unravel.

2. To clarify by separating the aspects of.

3. To tangle or complicate.

v.intr.

1. To become separated into its component threads; unravel or fray.

2. To become tangled or confused.

n.

1. A raveling.

2. A broken or discarded thread.

3. A tangle.

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[Obsolete Dutch ravelen, from ravel, loose thread.]

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ravel·er, ravel·ler n.

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ravel [ˈræv^əl]

vb -els, -elling, -elled US, -els -eling, -eled

1. to tangle (threads, fibres, etc.) or (of threads, fibres, etc.) to become entangled

2. (often foll by out) to tease or draw out (the fibres of a fabric or garment) or (of a garment or fabric) to fray out in loose ends; unravel

3. (tr; usually foll by out) to disentangle or resolve to ravel out a complicated story

4. to break up (a road surface) in patches or (of a road surface) to begin to break up; fret; scab

5. Archaic to make or become confused or complicated

n

a tangle or complication

[from Middle Dutch ravelen]

raveller  n

ravelly  adj

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Ravel (French) [ravɛl]

n

(Biographies / Ravel, Maurice (Joseph) (1875-1937) M, French, MUSIC: composer) Maurice (Joseph) (mɔris). 1875-1937, French composer, noted for his use of unresolved dissonances and mastery of tone colour. His works include Gaspard de la Nuit (1908) and Le Tombeau de Couperin (1917) for piano, Boléro (1928) for orchestra, and the ballet Daphnis et Chloé (1912)

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Ravel a tangle or complication.

Examples: ravel of waters (book title by G. Jenkins); political ravels, 1853.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Ravel - French composer and exponent of Impressionism (1875-1937) Maurice Ravel
	2.	ravel - a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking" ladder, run damage, impairment, harm - the occurrence of a change for the worse
Verb	1.	ravel - disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?" ravel out, unravel unsnarl, disentangle, straighten out - extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?"
	2.	ravel - tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story" tangle, knot interlace, intertwine, lace, twine, enlace, entwine - spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts" unknot, unpick, unravel, unscramble, untangle - become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; "unravel the thread" ravel, ravel out, unravel - disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?"

Translations

ravel [ˈrævəl] VT → enredar, enmarañar(also fig)

ravel

vt

(= disentangle) = ravel out VT

(old: = entangle) → verwirren

vi (= become tangled) → sich verwirren; (= fray) → ausfransen