Crossword clues for revers
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Revers \Re*vers"\ (re*v[^a]r"; colloq. re*v[=e]r", re*v[~e]r"), n. sing & pl. [F. See Reverse, n.] (Dressmaking, Tailoring, etc.) A part turned or folded back so as to show the inside, or a piece put on in imitation of such a part, as the lapel of a coat.
Wiktionary
n. a lapel of a garment, turned back to show the reverse side
WordNet
n. a lapel on a woman's garment; turned back to show the reverse side [syn: revere]
Wikipedia
A revers or rever is a garment or part of a garment that is reversed to display the lining or facing outside. The word is a corruption of reverse. This is most commonly the lapels or cuffs, and the term is mostly used when they are made in a contrasting material. The term became current in the late 1860s at the time when dress coats were no longer buttoned up but worn with the lapels opened up and turned back, thus the revers was one of the few opportunities for adornment on the otherwise plain black coat.
In the 1890s a small 'jaunty' jacket with each lapel turned fully back was termed a 'rever'.
Usage examples of "revers".
It is a three-piece affair, everything quilted, long jacket, waistcoat, and trousers, which have Feet at the ends of them, all in striped silk, a double stripe of some acidick Rose upon Celadon for the Trousers and Waistcoat, and for the Jacket, whose hem touches the floor when, as now, he is seated, a single stripe of teal-blue upon the same color, which is also that of the Revers.
His coat was of light-weight cloth with voluminous revers, a long swallow-tail and large steel buttons.