noun
1.
Usually, eaves. the overhanging lower edge of a roof.
2.
Often, eaves. the overhanging edge of anything, as a hat.
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Word Origin & History
eave
late O.E., from S.W. Midlands dial. eovese (sing.), from O.E. efes "edge of a roof," from P.Gmc. *ubaswa-/*ubiswa (cf. O.H.G. obasa "porch, hall, roof," Goth. ubizwa "porch," Ger. oben "above"), from the root of over. Treated as plural and new singular form eave emerged c.1580.
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Eave
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example sentences
Where eave or cornice vents are installed, insulation shall not block the free flow of air.
At each loading condition, eave displacements of all frames will be measured at each load increment.
Doubling or tripling the starter course at the eave gave added protection to this exposed surface.
It elevates the ridge board so that there is air movement from the eave all the way up and out through the ridge.
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