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Now that I, tying thy glass mask tightly,

May gaze through these faint smokes curling whitely,

As thou pliest thy trade in this devil's-smithy--

Which is the poison to poison her, prithee?

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verb

To have each of a team's batting line-up positions complete an at-bat in the same half-inning.

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Dictionary Entry

ravel

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈɹævəl/Word FrequencyNot availableCurriculum FrequencyEmerging (0)Used In Literature ↓

A snarl; a complication.

Origin

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Common Phrases

. ravelwrote ravelravel maurice

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Synonyms

run knot tangle unravel ladder ravel out

Antonyms

unravel untangle unscramble unknot unpick

Related Words

complicate unwind

Poetry examples for “ravel”

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

Ballade De Marguerite (Normande)byOscar Wilde

Ah, if she is working the arras bright
I might ravel the threads by the fire-light.
Perchance she is hunting of the deer,

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