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revers
[ ri-veer, -vair ]
noun
, plural re·vers [ri-, veerz, -, vairz].
- a part of a garment turned back to show the lining or facing, as a lapel.
- a trimming simulating such a part.
- the facing used.
revers
/ rɪˈvɪə /
noun
- usually plural the turned-back lining of part of a garment, esp of a lapel or cuff
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Word History and Origins
Origin of revers1
Borrowed into English from French around 1865–70
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Word History and Origins
Origin of revers1
C19: from French, literally: reverse
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Example Sentences
Seule la Bulgarie, par sa position géographique, prend les Turcs à revers.
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Onward we pass'd, Where others skarf'd in rugged folds of ice Not on their feet were turn'd, but each revers'd.
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The revers de la médaille was the toiling up the long slope in the intense cold.
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He was dressed in a blue broadcloth coat with flaps and revers of same, trimmed with large beautiful buttons.
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She threw open the revers of her coat, and sank back in her seat as if physically tired.
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