Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun
- a facing of masonry or the like, especially for protecting an embankment.
- an ornamental facing, as on a common masonry wall, of marble, face brick, tiles, etc.
noun
- a facing of stones, sandbags, etc, to protect a wall, embankment, or earthworks
- another name for retaining wall
1779, from French revêtement, Old French revestiment, from revestir (Modern French revêtir), from Late Latin revestire “to clothe again,” from re- (see re-) + Latin vestire “to clothe” (see vest (v.)).