Both Uses of
disheveled
in
The Ramayana
- The monster gorged her horrid feast Of flesh of many a savage beast, While her long locks, at random flung, Dishevelled o'er her shoulders hung.†
Book 3 *dishevelled = disordered (messy or not tidy)unconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use disheveled.
- The women, with dishevelled hair, Flocked to the roofs in wild despair, Shrieked out for succour, wept aloud, And fell, like lightning from a cloud.†
Book 5
Definition:
messy (untidy or disordered) -- especially of a person's clothes and hair