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revers
[ ri-veer, -vair ]
noun
- 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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Example Sentences
Seule la Bulgarie, par sa position géographique, prend les Turcs à revers.
Onward we pass'd, Where others skarf'd in rugged folds of ice Not on their feet were turn'd, but each revers'd.
The revers de la médaille was the toiling up the long slope in the intense cold.
He was dressed in a blue broadcloth coat with flaps and revers of same, trimmed with large beautiful buttons.
She threw open the revers of her coat, and sank back in her seat as if physically tired.
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