Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A part of a garment, such as a lapel, turned back to show the reverse side.
from The Century Dictionary.
- An obsolete form of
reverse . - noun In dressmaking, tailoring, etc.: That part of a garment which is turned back so as to show what would otherwise be the inner surface, as the lapel of a waistcoat or the cuff of a sleeve.
- noun The stuff used to cover or face such a turned-over surface, as a part of the lining exposed to view.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- (Dressmaking, Tailoring, etc.) A part turned or folded back so as to show the inside, or a piece put on in imitation of such a part, as the lapel of a coat.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
lapel of agarment , turned back to show thereverse side
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a lapel on a woman's garment; turned back to show the reverse side
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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I actually found that out by accident while trying to find that anti revers thing.
ok, that reel clicking thing it turns out that i got some leader stuck in the reel. 2009
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If we could reach any and all members of the msm and coax them to see and/or admit that they see the truth about the damage of the liberal agenda, we could revers course … immmediately!
‘This is a patient’s bill of rights on steroids’ | RedState 2010
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So lets stop with this reverse discrimination and revers racist because anyway you look at it is is DISCRIMINATION, period.
State of the Union: Powell on Sotomayor, affirmative action 2009
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On the other hand, let's look at "le revers de la médaille" (= the other side of the coin): with no internet, you managed to concentrate on other activities (a bit of gardening I suppose?) ... frustrating, but, hopefully, not too bad!
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I actually found that out by accident while trying to find that anti revers thing.
ok, that reel clicking thing it turns out that i got some leader stuck in the reel. 2009
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On the other hand, let's look at "le revers de la médaille" (= the other side of the coin): with no internet, you managed to concentrate on other activities (a bit of gardening I suppose?)... frustrating, but, hopefully, not too bad!
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By the way, I hear that Obama revers the memory of Rev. King, which can only mean that he, too, wants to break America's backbone.
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Reverse: Middle English revers, from Old French, from Latin reversus.
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What I find very interesting is that in regards to war be it Iraq, Afghanistan, or Gaza the roles seem to revers, with progressives focusing on individual heinous acts and the conservatives providing more arm chair analysis.
Radical Islam One-Ups Itself « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2009
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Obama will revers this erosion, if you give him the chance to do it as President.
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