- revet
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English syllables. 2014.
revet
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revêt — revêt … Dictionnaire des rimes
Revet — Re*vet (r[ e]*v[e^]t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Revetted};p. pr. & vb. n. {Revetting}.] [See {Revetment}.] (Mil. & Civil Engineering) To face, as an embankment, with masonry, wood, or other material. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
revet — [ri vet′] vt. revetted, revetting [Fr revêtir < OFr revestir: see REVEST] to provide or protect with a revetment … English World dictionary
revet — transitive verb (revetted; revetting) Etymology: French revêtir, literally, to clothe, put on, from Old French revestir, from Latin revestire, from re + vestire to clothe more at vest Date: 1812 to face (as an embankment) with a revetment … New Collegiate Dictionary
revet — /ri vet /, v.t., revetted, revetting. to face, as an embankment, with masonry or other material. [1805 15; < F revêtir lit., to reclothe; cf. REVEST] * * * … Universalium
revet — verb To face, as an embankment, with masonry, wood, or other material … Wiktionary
revet — brevet … Dictionnaire des rimes
revet — rɪ vet v. cover a wall or embankment with stone or cement … English contemporary dictionary
revet — evert … Anagrams dictionary
revet — [rɪ vɛt] verb (revets, revetting, revetted) [usu. as adjective revetted] face (a rampart, wall, etc.) with masonry, especially in fortification. Origin C19: from Fr. revêtir, from late L. revestire, from re again + vestire clothe … English new terms dictionary
