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Definition of Revie
1. v. t. To vie with, or rival, in return.
2. v. i. To exceed an adversary's wager in card playing.
Definition of Revie
1. Verb. (obsolete) To exceed an adversary's wager in a card game. ¹
2. Verb. (obsolete) To make a retort; to bandy words. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Revie
1. to stake higher [v REVIED, REVYING, REVIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Revie
Literary usage of Revie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Monograph on Privately-illustrated Books: A Plea for Bibliomania by Daniel Melancthon Tredwell (1881)
"... revie./ the mighty book collectors of NewYork and its vicinity, with some of
the peculiarities and liabilities of their giant productions. ..."
2. Men and Women of the Time: A Dictionary of Contemporaries by Victor Plarr (1895)
"... became editor of the Saturday revie'.r, of which he had long acted as assistant
editor. His editorial connection with this journal was severed in 1894. ..."
3. The Antiquarian (1871)
"Possibly the writers of the Saturday revie-.i', who know so much about what took
place during what has been ..."
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