revers

Everyday

1. A revers: the part of a coat or jacket collar or cuff that is turned back so the inside shows, like a lapel (a fashion and sewing word). tree →
2. It is often a misspelling of «reverse» (to go backwards; the opposite; the back side). tree →

In the lessons

This is a rare dressmaking word that most pupils will not meet. If you see «revers» in a pupil's writing, it probably means «reverse»: to drive backwards, the opposite, or turn something around. Phrases (for reverse): in reverse, reverse the car, reverse order.

Examples

• The jacket had wide revers of black silk. tree →
• The tailor pressed the revers of the coat. tree →
• Did you mean «reverse»? Count in reverse: 10, 9, 8… tree →
• Put the numbers in reverse order. tree →
• The coat's revers were sewn with gold thread. tree →
• Dad put the car in reverse to back out of the drive. tree →

Note

Pronounced ri-VEER (the «s» is silent, both singular and plural). Most often «revers» in children's work is a spelling mistake for «reverse». The correct everyday word is «reverse».

In Jewish tradition

Here it is a fragment of the word "reverse." It refers to a code in which the alphabet is turned backwards.

Interpretation. Jewish writers used letter-swapping codes, such as switching the first letter with the last, to find hidden meanings in holy names.

Examples

• 7:1 Thus for instance, they imagined that the name of Jehovah, יהוי, is by reversing the alphabet; מצפץ (mzpz); mem signifies the letter jod, zaddi, the letter he, and pe, the letter wav. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →

Note

Pronounced ri-VEER (the «s» is silent, both singular and plural). Most often «revers» in children's work is a spelling mistake for «reverse». The correct everyday word is «reverse».