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Raveled
(gcide) | Ravel \Rav"el\ (r[a^]v"'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Raveled (-'ld)
or Ravelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Raveling or Ravelling.]
[OD. ravelen, D. rafelen, akin to LG. rebeln, rebbeln,
reffeln.]
1. To separate or undo the texture of; to unravel; to take
apart; to untwist; to unweave or unknit; -- often followed
by out; as, to ravel a twist; to ravel out a stocking.
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Sleep, that knits up the raveled sleave of care.
--Shak.
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2. To undo the intricacies of; to disentangle.
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3. To pull apart, as the threads of a texture, and let them
fall into a tangled mass; hence, to entangle; to make
intricate; to involve.
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What glory's due to him that could divide
Such raveled interests? has the knot untied?
--Waller.
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The faith of very many men seems a duty so weak and
indifferent, is so often untwisted by violence, or
raveled and entangled in weak discourses! --Jer.
Taylor.
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heavily traveled
(encz) | heavily traveled, adj: |
less-traveled
(encz) | less-traveled, adj: |
traveled
(encz) | traveled, adj: traveled,cestoval v: Zdeněk Brož |
untraveled
(encz) | untraveled, |
graded graveled
(gcide) | improved \improved\ adj.
1. advanced to a more desirable or valuable or excellent
state. Opposite of unimproved. [Narrower terms: {built,
reinforced}; cleared, tilled ; {developed; {grade ;
graded, graveled ] Also See: {restored.
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2. changed for the better; as, her improved behavior.
Syn: amended.
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Graveled
(gcide) | Gravel \Grav"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Graveledor Gravelled;
p. pr. & vb. n. Graveling or Gravelling.]
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1. To cover with gravel; as, to gravel a walk.
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2. To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run
aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand.
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When we were fallen into a place between two seas,
they graveled the ship. --Acts xxvii.
41 (Rhemish
version).
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Willam the Conqueror . . . chanced as his arrival to
be graveled; and one of his feet stuck so fast in
the sand that he fell to the ground. --Camden.
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3. To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex. [Colloq.]
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When you were graveled for lack of matter. --Shak.
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The physician was so graveled and amazed withal,
that he had not a word more to say. --Sir T.
North.
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4. To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the
shoe and foot.
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less-traveled
(gcide) | less-traveled \less-traveled\ adj.
not visited by many travelers; as, the tourist's desire to
visit less-traveled countries.
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Traveled
(gcide) | Travel \Trav"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Traveledor Travelled;
p. pr. & vb. n. Traveling or Travelling.] [Properly, to
labor, and the same word as travail.]
1. To labor; to travail. [Obsoles.] --Hooker.
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2. To go or march on foot; to walk; as, to travel over the
city, or through the streets.
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3. To pass by riding, or in any manner, to a distant place,
or to many places; to journey; as, a man travels for his
health; he is traveling in California.
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4. To pass; to go; to move.
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Time travels in divers paces with divers persons.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]Traveled \Trav"eled\, a.
Having made journeys; having gained knowledge or experience
by traveling; hence, knowing; experienced. [Written also
travelled.]
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The traveled thane, Athenian Aberdeen. --Byron.
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Untraveled
(gcide) | Untraveled \Un*trav"eled\, a. [Written also untravelled.]
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1. Not traveled; not trodden by passengers; as, an untraveled
forest.
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2. Having never visited foreign countries; not having gained
knowledge or experience by travel; as, an untraveled
Englishman. --Addison.
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heavily traveled
(wn) | heavily traveled
adj 1: subject to much traffic or travel; "the region's most
heavily traveled highways" |
less-traveled
(wn) | less-traveled
adj 1: not visited by many travelers; "the tourist's desire to
visit less-traveled countries" |
traveled
(wn) | traveled
adj 1: traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining
term [ant: untraveled, untravelled]
2: familiar with many parts of the world; "a traveled, educated
man"; "well-traveled people" [syn: traveled, travelled] |
untraveled
(wn) | untraveled
adj 1: not traveled over or through; "untraveled roads" [syn:
untraveled, untravelled] [ant: traveled] |
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