Meaning & use
Revers
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The turned-back part of a garment, such as a lapel, that reveals the facing or lining fabric.
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The tailor pressed the jacket's revers into a crisp, symmetrical line.
Satin revers gave the dinner jacket a subtle contrast against the wool.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from French, "revers" is spelled the same in singular and plural in English fashion terminology, unlike most English nouns ending in "s."
Words with a similar meaning
lapelfacing
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