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His blond hair was thick, some hanks plaited in ravels to keep them from his field of vision.

Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011

His blond hair was thick, some hanks plaited in ravels to keep them from his field of vision.

Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011

The wholesale killings in the city ravels the combat areas in other parts of the world.

Charles Butler: Eric, Arne and Chicago 2016 2009

This Account ravels several Strands that may be pull'd from the Life Story of Mrs. Palin.

The Lipstick Coffeehouse. Ann Althouse 2008

This Account ravels several Strands that may be pull'd from the Life Story of Mrs. Palin.

"The Intent was to paint a Picture of Mrs. Palin in the Mind of the Audience as a Sow. Such a crude Jape..." Ann Althouse 2008

This Account ravels several Strands that may be pull'd from the Life Story of Mrs. Palin.

Enough with the pigs, fish, snakes, and lambs... here come the wolves! Ann Althouse 2008

And there's always something; the pattern calls for six yards of 60" wide wool, without nap, and you have five yards of 60" wide wool, with nap; there's not enough material for one of the sleeves; the material ravels as soon as you cut into it; you burn a hole in the bodice of the wedding dress two days before the wedding ... there's always something, and it's almost always salvageable.

Necessity gets a card from Invention round about May every year - A Dress A Day 2006

This should always be done directly after cutting, especially if the goods ravels easily, otherwise it will be impossible to work a neat buttonhole.

Textiles and Clothing Kate Heintz Watson

Of course "the System" fringes and ravels away, having no real outline.

The Book of the Damned Charles Fort

In a single one of these monstrous buildings, the Hudson Terminal, there is a cable that runs from basement to roof and ravels out to reach three thousand desks.

The History of the Telephone 1910