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cove
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: k?v
- (General American) IPA(key): /ko?v/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /k??v/
- Rhymes: -??v
- Homophone: Cobh
Etymology 1
From Middle English cove, from Old English cofa (“chamber; den”), from Proto-Germanic *kubô. Cognate with German Koben, Swedish kova. This word has probably survived as long as it has due to its coincidental phonetic resemblence to the unrelated word "cave".
Noun
cove (plural coves)
- (now uncommon) A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern. [from 9th c.]
- (architecture) A concave vault or archway, especially the arch of a ceiling. [from 16th c.]
- A small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds. [from 16th c.]
- 1600, Philemon Holland, The Romane Historie
- secret coves and noukes
- 1600, Philemon Holland, The Romane Historie
- (US) A strip of prairie extending into woodland.
- A recess or sheltered area on the slopes of a mountain. [from 19th c.]
- (nautical) The wooden roof of the stern gallery of an old sailing warship. [from 19th c.]
- (nautical) A thin line, sometimes gilded, along a yacht's strake below deck level. [from 19th c.]
(Can we add an example for this sense?)
Translations
Verb
cove (third-person singular simple present coves, present participle coving, simple past and past participle coved)
- (architecture) To arch over; to build in a hollow concave form; to make in the form of a cove.
- 1779, Henry Swinburne, Travels through Spain
- The mosques and other buildings of the Arabians are rounded into domes and coved roofs.
- 1779, Henry Swinburne, Travels through Spain
Etymology 2
Britain ante-1570. From Romani kodo (“this one, him”), perhaps change in consonants due to lower class th-fronting, or Romani kova (“that person”).
Noun
cove (plural coves)
- (Britain, dated, informal, thieves' cant) A fellow; a man.
- (Australia and Polari) A friend; a mate.
Synonyms
- (man): See Thesaurus:man
- (friend): See Thesaurus:friend
Antonyms
- (man): covess, mort (specific antonyms)
- (man): See Thesaurus:woman (general antonyms)
- (friend): See Thesaurus:enemy
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 3
Compare French couver, Italian covare. See covey.
Verb
cove (third-person singular simple present coves, present participle coving, simple past and past participle coved)
- To brood, cover, or sit over, as birds their eggs.
- 1603, Philemon Holland (translator), The Philosophie, commonly called, the Morals (originally by Plutarch)
- Not being able to cove or sit upon them [eggs], she [the female tortoise] bestoweth them in the gravel.
- 1603, Philemon Holland (translator), The Philosophie, commonly called, the Morals (originally by Plutarch)
Anagrams
- Voce
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin cophinus, from Ancient Greek ??????? (kóphinos, “basket”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /?k?.v?/
- (Central) IPA(key): /?k?.b?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /?k?.ve/
Noun
cove m (plural coves)
- A large basket
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ko.ve/
- Hyphenation: có?ve
Noun
cove f
- plural of cova
Anagrams
- voce
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soffit
English
Etymology
From French soffite, from Italian soffitto, from sof- (“under”) + past participle of figgere (“to fix”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?s?f.?t/
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /?s?.f?t/
- Rhymes: -?f?t
Noun
soffit (plural soffits)
- (architecture) The visible underside of an arch, balcony, beam, cornice, staircase, vault or any other architectural element.
- 1983, Monte Burch, Building Small Barns, Sheds & Shelters, page 110
- If the soffit is to be sloping, simply attach the soffit board(s) to the underside of the rafters, butting the edges tight against the fascia board in front and the barn siding in the back.
- 1983, Monte Burch, Building Small Barns, Sheds & Shelters, page 110
- (pipe technology) The top point of the inside open section of a pipe or box conduit.
- The elevation of the pipe soffit is 10.4 meters above mean sea level.
Derived terms
- coffered soffit
Translations
See also
- soffit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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