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

/ rɪˈvɪə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of revers¹

Borrowed into English from French around 1865–70

Word History and Origins

Origin of revers¹

C19: from French, literally: _reverse

Example Sentences

By its very nature, gerrymandering reverses that relationship, allowing politicians to monkey around with the election process to ensure they get the voters they want in the districts they represent.

From Salon

It came within days of the government's reverses over welfare savings and the winter fuel payment.

From BBC

Greg Ceely, head of population health monitoring at the Office for National Statistics, said the overall number of births in England and Wales "reverses the recent trend" of declining births.

From BBC

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

From BBC

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?

From Los Angeles Times