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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).
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.
[Obsolete Dutch ravelen, from ravel, loose thread.]
ravel·er, ravel·ler n.
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Noun1.ravelling - a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabricravelling - a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric
raveling
fiber, fibre - a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
lint - fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers
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So as he now gives thanks to the John Chaneys and George Ravelings who preceded him as black head coaches, he's hopeful Oregon's success might prompt a school in the future to consider a John Cooper or Kenny Payne, a former and a current black assistant to Kent.
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Riggins and Gad, in "Where the Shining Trumpets Blow," elucidate Neumeier's invention of myriad ways to entwine couples' limbs into graceful knots that slip seamlessly into new ravelings.
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