I. ˈtau̇-zəl, -səl transitive verb
( tou·sled ; tou·sling ˈtau̇z-liŋ, ˈtau̇s-; ˈtau̇-zə-, -sə-)
Etymology: Middle English touselen, frequentative of -tousen
Date: 15th century
: dishevel , rumple
tousled hair
II. ˈtau̇-zəl, 1 is also ˈtü- noun
Date: 1788
1. Scottish : rough dalliance : tussle
2. : a tangled mass (as of hair)