Both Uses of
disheveled
in
Jane Eyre
- In a state between sleeping and waking, you noticed her entrance and her actions; but feverish, almost delirious as you were, you ascribed to her a goblin appearance different from her own: the long dishevelled hair, the swelled black face, the exaggerated stature, were figments of imagination; results of nightmare: the spiteful tearing of the veil was real: and it is like her.†
p. 328.9dishevelled = disordered (messy or not tidy)unconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use disheveled.
- For a few minutes, while you smooth your hair — which is somewhat dishevelled; and bathe your face — which looks feverish?†
p. 350.4 *
Definition:
messy (untidy or disordered) -- especially of a person's clothes and hair