Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rever

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: rev-er
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The upper part of some upper garments (such as a shirt or jacket) that folds back at or near the neck to give the appearance of a collar or lapel. Unlike a collar, the rever is always formed from the same piece of fabric as the rest of the garment's bodice.

Example Sentences

"It is a good plan to baste around close to the edge, until the rever is either pressed or stitched, especially if the latter is to be the trimming."
"Turn in the edges of facing and stitch over fronts, leaving top edge of rever shape open for inserting pocket."
"Turn facing over, and on the right half of jacket, commence basting from end of rever to the bottom edge, keeping the seam a little to the inside of jacket."
"With wrong side facing and contrast wool, pick up and knit through double fabric, 20 sts. acros top of left rever, 36 across back of neck and 20 from right rever."

Inflected Forms

revers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

revers

Questions

What does rever mean?: The upper part of some upper garments (such as a shirt or jacket) that folds back at or near the neck to give the appearance of a collar or lapel. Unlike a collar, the rever is always formed from the same piece of fabric as the rest of the garment's bodice.

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