[ri-vet] 
| to face, as an embankment, with masonry or other material. |
| re·vet (rĭ-vět') v. re·vet·ted, re·vet·ting, re·vets v. tr. To retain (an embankment, for example) with a layer of stone, concrete, or other supporting material; provide with a revetment. v. intr. To construct a revetment. [French revêtir, from Old French revestir, to clothe again, from Latin revestīre : re-, re- + vestīre, to clothe (from vestis, garment; see wes-2 in Indo-European roots).] |
