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re·vet

(rĭ-vĕt′)

v. re·vet·ted, re·vet·ting, re·vets

v.tr.

To retain (an embankment, for example) with a layer of stone, concrete, or other supporting material; provide with a revetment.

v.intr.

To construct a revetment.

[French revêtir, from Old French revestir, to clothe again, from Latin revestīre : re-, re- + vestīre, to clothe (from vestis, garment; see wes- in Indo-European roots).]

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revetted

(rɪˈvɛtɪd)

adj

(Building) (of a wall or embankment) faced with stones

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