thumb|Aufschlag and revers of the uniform of 8th cuirassier regiment of the French army, 1814-1815. {{Short description|Part of garment}} A '''revers''' or '''rever''' is a part of a garment that is reversed to display the lining or facing outside.<ref name=picken>{{cite book|last=Picken|first=Mary Brooks|title=Textiles and Sewing Materials|location=Scranton, Pa.|publisher=International Textbook Company|date=1923|page=242|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nLwwAQAAMAAJ}}</ref> The word is borrowed from French ''revers'', which is reflected in the ''s'' being silent.
The most common form of revers is the lapel.<ref name=picken /> The revers emerged in the 1860s<ref>{{cite book|last=Nunn|first=Joan|title=Fashion in Costume, 1200-1980|location=New York|publisher=Schocken Books|date=1984|isbn=9780805239058|page=[https://archive.org/details/fashionincostume0000nunn/page/140 140]|url=https://archive.org/details/fashionincostume0000nunn/page/140}}</ref><ref name=edwards>{{cite book|last=Edwards|first=Nina|title=On the Button: The Significance of an Ordinary Item|location=London|publisher=I.B. Tauris|date=2011|isbn=9781848855847|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rb46WTFfQAAC|page=93}}</ref> in France as soldiers began unbuttoning the fronts of their uniforms. When the revers became dirty, the uniform could be buttoned up to show a clean front again.<ref name=edwards />
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