Associations to the word «Ravelling»

Wiktionary

RAVELLING, verb. Present participle of ravel
RAVELLING, noun. A tangled mess, a decomposition.

Dictionary definition

RAVELLING, noun. A bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope