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Pronunciation : Rev"el
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: See Reveal. [R.]

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Rev"el
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. revel rebellion, disorder, feast, sport. See Revel, v. i.]
Definition : Defn: A feast with loose and noisy jollity; riotous festivity or merrymaking; a carousal. This day in mirth and revel to dispend. Chaucer. Some men ruin . . . their bodies by incessant revels. Rambler. Master of the revels, Revel master. Same as Lord of misrule, under Lord.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Rev"el
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OF. reveler to revolt, rebel, make merry, fr. L. rebellare. See Rebel.]
Definition : 1. To feast in a riotous manner; to carouse; to act the bacchanalian; to make merry. Shak.

2. To move playfully; to indulge without restraint. "Where joy most revels." Shak.

i. [imp. & p. p. Reveled or Revelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Reveling or Revelling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Re*vel"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. revellere; re- + vellere to pluck, pull.]
Definition : Defn: To draw back; to retract. [Obs.] Harvey.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913