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Definition of Revers
1. Noun. A lapel on a woman's garment; turned back to show the reverse side.
Definition of Revers
1. n.sing & pl. A part turned or folded back so as to show the inside, or a piece put on in imitation of such a part, as the lapel of a coat.
Definition of Revers
1. Noun. a lapel of a garment, turned back to show the reverse side ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Revers
1. a part of a garment turned back to show the inside [n REVERS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Revers
Literary usage of Revers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cours D'histoire Du Canada by Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Ferland (1882)
"... de Québec—Les troupes anglaises achèvent de soumettre tout le pays—Etablissement
iin gouvernement militaire—Derniers revers de la flotte française à la ..."
2. A Brief Historical Relation of State Affairs, from September 1678 to April 1714 by Narcissus Luttrell (1857)
"... or misdemeanours in the late king James's time, came to the court of kings
bench, and haveing writs of error allowed them, they revers'd the same. ..."
3. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"Cf. F. ¡es revers de fortune, ' the crosses [reverses] of fortune ; ' id.
Also revers-ion ... Also revers-al, Bacon, Life of Hen. VII, ed. Lumby, p. 15,1. ..."
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