Part 3230

<blockquote>Lying stark, <b>Dishelmed</b> and mute, and motionlessly pale. <i>Tennyson.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Disherison</h1> <Xpage=425>

<hw>Dis*her"i*son</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Disherit</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of disheriting, or debarring from inheritance; disinhersion.</def>

<i>Bp. Hall.</i>

<h1>Disherit</h1> <Xpage=425>

<hw>Dis*her"it</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Disherited</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Disheriting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>d\'82sh\'82riter</ets>; pref. <ets>d\'82s-</ets> (L. <ets>dis-</ets>) + <ets>h\'82riter</ets> to inherit. See <er>Inherit</er>, and cf. <er>Dusheir</er>, <er>Disinherit</er>.]</ety> <def>To disinherit; to cut off, or detain, from the possession or enjoyment of an inheritance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Disheritance</h1> <Xpage=425>

<hw>Dis*her"it*ance</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>desheritance</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of disinheriting or state of being disinherited; disinheritance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Beau. & Fl.</i>

<h1>Disheritor</h1> <Xpage=425>

<hw>Dis*her"it*or</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who puts another out of his inheritance.</def>

<h1>Dishevel</h1> <Xpage=425>

<hw>Di*shev"el</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Disheveled</er> <tt>(?)</tt> or <er>Dishevelled</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Disheveling</er> or <er>Dishevelling</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. <ets>descheveler</ets>, F. <ets>d\'82cheveler</ets>, LL. <ets>discapillare</ets>; <ets>dis-</ets> + L. <ets>capillus</ets> the hair of the head. See <er>Capillary</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To suffer (the hair) to hang loosely or disorderly; to spread or throw (the hair) in disorder; -- used chiefly in the passive participle.</def>

<blockquote>With garments rent and hair <b>disheveled</b>, Wringing her hands and making piteous moan. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To spread loosely or disorderly.</def>

<blockquote>Like the fair flower <b>disheveled</b> in the wind. <i>Cowper.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Dishevel</h1> <Xpage=425>

<hw>Di*shev"el</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To be spread in disorder or hang negligently, as the hair.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Sir T. Herbert.</i>

<h1>Dishevele</h1> <Xpage=425>

<hw>Di*shev"ele</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>p. p. & a.</tt> <def>Disheveled.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote><b>Dishevele</b>, save his cap, he rode all bare. <i>Chaucer.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Disheveled</h1> <Xpage=425>

<hw>Di*shev"eled</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Having in loose disorder; disarranged; <as>as, <ex>disheveled</ex> hair</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Having the hair in loose disorder.</def>

<blockquote>The dancing maidens are <b>disheveled</b> M\'91nads. <i>J. A. Symonds.</i></blockquote>