† revestedadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: revest v.², -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < revest v.² + -ed suffix¹, after French revêtu (1684 in the source translated in quot. 1684, or earlier), use as adjective of past participle of revêtir revet v.¹ Compare later revetted adj.

Chiefly Fortification. Obsolete. rare.

Of an embankment, ditch, etc.: faced with masonry or other material; = revetted adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [adjective] > faced with stone

revested1684

revetted1751

demi-revetted1857

1684 tr. Siege Luxembourg 17 They have three stories of Battlements, with a revested Ditch,..in the Revestment whereof are Caponieres.

1817 J. M. O'Connor tr. S. F. Gay de Vernon Treat Sci. War & Fortification II. iii. 33 The modern profile of a permanent fortification is composed of a revested counterscarp.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	revested
释义	† revestedadj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: revest v.², -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < revest v.² + -ed suffix¹, after French revêtu (1684 in the source translated in quot. 1684, or earlier), use as adjective of past participle of revêtir revet v.¹ Compare later revetted adj. Chiefly Fortification. Obsolete. rare. Of an embankment, ditch, etc.: faced with masonry or other material; = revetted adj. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [adjective] > faced with stone revested1684 revetted1751 demi-revetted1857 1684 tr. Siege Luxembourg 17 They have three stories of Battlements, with a revested Ditch,..in the Revestment whereof are Caponieres. 1817 J. M. O'Connor tr. S. F. Gay de Vernon Treat Sci. War & Fortification II. iii. 33 The modern profile of a permanent fortification is composed of a revested counterscarp. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1684
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