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re⋅vers

[ri-veer, -vair]
–noun, plural -vers [-veerz, -vairz] .
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.
Also, revere.


Origin:
1865–70; < F
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re·vers also re·vere   (rĭ-vîr', -vâr')   
n.   pl. revers also re·veres (-vîrz', -vârz')
A part of a garment, such as a lapel, turned back to show the reverse side.

[French, from Old French, reverse; see reverse.]
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