Category:Revel

Rev"el, n. (arch.)

Defn: see reveal. [r.]

Revel Rev"el, n. Etym: [of. revel rebellion, disorder, feast, sport. See Revel, v. i.]

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.

Revel Rev"el, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Reveled or revelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Reveling or revelling.] Etym: [of. reveler to revolt, rebel, make Merry, fr. L. rebellare. See rebel.]

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.

Revel Re*vel", v. t. Etym: [l. revellere; re- + vellere to pluck, pull.]

Defn: to draw back; to retract. [obs.] Harvey.