Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Revet \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.

Source : WordNet®

revet
     v 1: construct a revetment
     2: face with a layer of stone or concrete or other supporting
        material so as to retain; "face an embankment"
     [also: {revetting}, {revetted}]