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(rĭ-vĕt') 
v., -vet·ted, -vet·ting, -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.
v., -vet·ted, -vet·ting, -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).]
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To face a sloping wall or foundation, an embankment, or the like, with stone, concrete, or a similar material.
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