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2 dictionary results for: Coved
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cove1       [kohv] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, coved, cov·ing.
–noun
1.a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.
2.a sheltered nook.
3.a hollow or recess in a mountain; cave; cavern.
4.a narrow pass between woods or hills.
5.a sheltered area between woods or hills.
6.Architecture.
a.a concave surface or molding.
b.a concave surface forming part of a ceiling at its edge so as to eliminate the usual interior angle between the wall and ceiling.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
7.to make or become a cove.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME; OE cofa cave, den, closet; c. ON kofi hut, Gk gýpé cave]
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cove 1       (kōv)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A small sheltered bay in the shoreline of a sea, river, or lake.
    1. A recess or small valley in the side of a mountain.
    2. A cave or cavern.
    3. A concave molding.
    4. A concave surface forming a junction between a ceiling and a wall. Also called coving.
  3. A narrow gap or pass between hills or woods.
  4. Architecture
    1. A concave molding.
    2. A concave surface forming a junction between a ceiling and a wall. Also called coving.

tr.v.   coved, cov·ing, coves
To make in an inward curving form.


[Middle English, chamber, cave, from Old English cofa.]

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