renverse

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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renverse (third-person singular simple present renverses, present participle renversing, simple past and past participle renversed)

  1. Obsolete form of reverse.

Adjective

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renverse (not comparable)

  1. (heraldry, dated) Backwards, contourné, facing the opposite direction (sinister/dexter) than usual.
    • 1877, The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, page 58:
      Samuel Coggan. Lisbon, May 19, 1712; letter to David Jeffries de Co. Round seal, a lion rampant renversé.
    • 1909, Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon, Journal of the Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon, page 218:
      The arms [on the 1790 Gelderland duit] may be thus blazoned: Party per pale, 1. azure, a lion rampant or, armed and langued gules, 2. or, a lion rampant renverse sable, armed and langued as before.

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French

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Verb

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renverse

  1. inflection of renverser:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative