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revers

American  
[ri-veer, -vair] / rɪˈvɪər, -ˈvɛər /

noun

revers plural
  1. a part of a garment turned back to show the lining or facing, as a lapel.

  2. a trimming simulating such a part.

  3. the facing used.


revers British  
/ rɪˈvɪə /

noun

  1. (usually plural) the turned-back lining of part of a garment, esp of a lapel or cuff

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of revers

Borrowed into English from French around 1865–70

Example Sentences

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These were our founding fathers, the people everyone revers so much!

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2016

Albee claimed his first wave in the "sudden death" heat, a 7.5 pt barrel to backside revers for the win.

From Time Magazine Archive

Their jackets favor fingertip lengths, have revers and collars.

From Time Magazine Archive

III, 29: 'Caunt: Si le jugement soit une foitz revers, la court auncien demesne ad perdu conusance de ce ple a touts jours.'

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul

Tiens, tiens," said he to himself, "voil� le revers de la m�daille.

From For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time by Meding, Johann Ferdinand Martin Oskar

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