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revestu (rē-ves'tū), a. [OF., pp. of revestir, revest: see revest.] In her., covered by a square set diagonally, or a lozenge, the corners of which touch the edges of the space covered by it: said of the field or of any ordinary, as a chief or fe e. revesturet (re-ves'tūr), n. [ revest + -ure . Cf. vesture.] Vesture. The aultars of this chapell were hanged with riche reves- Hall , Hen. VIII., an. 12. ture of clothe of gold of ti ue, embroidered with pearles. revet1t, n. and v. An obsolete form of rivet . revet2 (re-vet'), v . t .; pret. and pp. revetted , ppr. revetting . [F. revétir , clothe again, face or line, as a fortification, fo , etc., tir , clothe again: see revest .] To face, as an embankment, with masonry or other material. All the principal apartments of the palace properly so called were revêted with sculptural slabs of alabaster, generally about 9 ft. in height, like those at Nimroud. J. Fergu on , Hist. Arch., I. 168. revetment (re-vet'ment), n. [Also revetement ; revêtement , revêtir , line, revet: see revet2 .] 1. In fort . , a facing to a wall or bank, as of a scarp or parapet; a retaining wall (which see, under retaining ). In permanent works the revetment is usually of masonry; in field-works it may be of sods, gabions, timber, hurdles, etc. 2. In civil eng in . , a retaining wall or breast wall; also, any method of protecting banks or the sides of a cut to preserve them from erosion, as the sheathing of a river-bank with mats, screens, or mattre es. Back of all this rises a stone revetement wall, supporting Harper's Mag ., LXXIX. 92. the river street. 3. In arch . , any facing of stone, metal, or wood over a le sightly or durable substance or construction.