scarmigliare

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to dishevel, to tousle, to ruffle (hair)
  2. (archaic, transitive) to card (wool)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *excarmināre, from Latin ex- + carmināre (“to card”), from carmen (“card for wool”), and influenced by Italian scapigliare.

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