revers
Turned-back fabric edge
Revers is the turned-back edge of a garment, especially the lapel of a coat or jacket.
The term comes from French and typically refers to a facing that shows a contrasting lining or fabric when folded back: The coat featured silk revers in a darker shade.
Pronounced ruh-VEER or ruh-VAIRZ; the plural is also revers.
lapel
Jacket's front fold
blazer · jacket · coat · tuxedo · overcoat · tailoring · notch · peak · shawl · buttonhole
garment construction visibility
reverslining
Interior fabric layer
interlining · interfacing · canvas · fusible · understructure
- in reverseOpposite order direction
- role reversalsExchanged functions between parties
- Paul Revere's rideRevolutionary warning mission
- reverse gearTransmission position for retreating
- reverse psychologyUrging opposite of desired outcome
- reverse engineeredDeduced from finished product
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