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BrevettedBrevet Bre*vet" (br[-e]*v[e^]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Brevetted; p. pr. & vb. n. Brevetting.] (Mil.)
To confer rank upon by brevet. CorvetteCorvet Cor"vet (k?r"v?t), Corvette Cor*vette" (k?r-v?r"), n.
[F. corvette, fr. Pg. corveta or Sp. corbeta, fr. L. corbita
a slow-sailing ship of burden, fr, corbis basket. Cf.
Corbeil.] (Naut.)
A war vessel, ranking next below a frigate, and having
usually only one tier of guns; -- called in the United States
navy a sloop of war. cuvetteCunette Cu*nette" (k[-u]*n[e^]t"), n. [F.] (Fort.)
A drain trench, in a ditch or moat; -- called also cuvette. Cuvette
Cuvette Cu*vette" (k?-w?t"), n. [F., dim. of cuve a tub.]
1. A pot, bucket, or basin, in which molten plate glass is
carried from the melting pot to the casting table.
2. (Fort.) A cunette.
Fauvette
Fauvette Fau`vette", n. [F., dim. fr. fauve fawn-colored.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A small singing bird, as the nightingale and warblers.
RevettedRevet Re*vet" (r[-e]*v[e^]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Revetted;p. pr. & vb. n. Revetting.] [See Revetment.]
(Mil. & Civil Engineering)
To face, as an embankment, with masonry, wood, or other
material. -vettedCurvet Cur"vet, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Curveted or -vetted;
p. pr. & vb. n. Curveting or -vetting.] [Cf. It.
corvettare. See Curvet, n.]
1. To make a curvet; to leap; to bound. ``Oft and high he did
curvet.' --Drayton.
2. To leap and frisk; to frolic. --Shak.
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