Ravel (redirected from Ravel, Maurice (Joseph))

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

Verb

[-elling, -elled] or US [-eling, -eled]

1. to tangle or become entangled

2. (of a fabric) to fray out in loose ends; unravel [Middle Dutch ravelen]

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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?"