/tow"zeuhl/ , v. , tousled, tousling , n.
v.t.
1. to disorder or dishevel: The wind tousled our hair.
2. to handle roughly.
n.
3. a disheveled or rumpled mass, esp. of hair.
4. a disordered, disheveled, or tangled condition.
Also, touzle .
[ 1400-50; late ME touselen (v.); c. LG tuseln. See TOUSE, -LE ]