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revers

[ri-veer, -vair]

noun

plural

revers 
  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.



revers

/ ɪˈɪə /

noun

  1. (usually plural) the turned-back lining of part of a garment, esp of a lapel or cuff

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of revers1

Borrowed into English from French around 1865–70
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of revers1

C19: from French, literally: reverse
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Example Sentences

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If this does shift and the pattern reverses, TV producers and executives may be worried.

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What do you think would happen, I asked my daughter, a nurse practitioner who works in addiction medicine, if Narcan, the drug that reverses opiate overdoses, were suddenly to disappear from pharmacy shelves?

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The ministry urged Taiwanese against traveling to Somalia or Somaliland for their own safety before Somalia reverses the ban, Taiwanese media reported.

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Scotland's creative industries will suffer a "massive blow" unless the BBC reverses a decision to cancel soap opera River City, stars of the show have claimed.

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Naloxone is an easy-to-use nasal spray medication that reverses drug overdoses and can save lives.

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