revet

Definitions


[rɪˈvɛt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- cover (a rampart, wall, etc.) with masonry, especially in fortification
(e.g: the steep slopes are revetted with drystone walling)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 18th century: from French revêtir, from late Latin revestire, from re- ‘again’ + vestire ‘clothe’ (from vestis ‘clothing’)




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