Renverse

//ɹɪnˈvɜː(ɹ)s// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of reverse. alt-of, obsolete

    "whose shield he bears renverst"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Backwards, contourné, facing the opposite direction (sinister/dexter) than usual. dated, not-comparable

    "Samuel Coggan. Lisbon, May 19, 1712; letter to David Jeffries de Co. Round seal, a lion rampant renversé."

Synonyms

All synonyms
renversérenversé

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"Samuel Coggan. Lisbon, May 19, 1712; letter to David Jeffries de Co. Round seal, a lion rampant renversé."

Etymology

From Old French renverser. Equivalent to re- + inverse.

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