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cove
cove1 / kōv/ • n. 1. a small sheltered bay. 2. a sheltered recess, esp. one in a mountain. 3. Archit. a concave arched molding, esp. one formed at the junction of a wall with a ceiling. • v. [tr.] [usu. as adj.] (coved) Archit. provide (a room, ceiling, etc.) with a cove. cove2 • n. Brit., inf., dated a man: he is a perfectly amiable cove. |
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"cove." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cove." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-cove.html "cove." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-cove.html |
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cove, coving.
1. Surface of concave, more or less quarter-cylindrical form, usually applied to the cavetto moulding between a wall and coved ceiling, called coving. In many cases the coving is heavily ornamented. 2. Large concave part of a chancel-screen under the gallery, often with the appearance of vaulting. 3. Curved transition between an exterior wall and the eaves, called coved eaves. |
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "cove." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "cove." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-cove.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "cove." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-cove.html |
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1. A small coastal inlet; its name implies that it is normally protected from the worst of the prevailing winds by high cliffs or promontories. 2. The wooden roof of the stern gallery in the old sailing warships and East Indiamen. 3. A thin, hollowed line cut along a yacht's sheer strake below deck level, and traditionally gilded. It is also known as a caveta. |
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"cove." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cove." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-cove.html "cove." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-cove.html |
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cove 1 †bedchamber, storechamber; (Sc. and north.) hollow in a rock, etc. OE.; sheltered recess on a coast XVI. OE. cofa chamber = MLG. cove, MHG. kobe (G. koben) stable, pigsty, ON. kofi hut, shed :- Gmc. *kuƀan-.
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T. F. HOAD. "cove." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "cove." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-cove.html T. F. HOAD. "cove." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-cove.html |
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Cove, from OE cofa which meant ‘hut or shelter’, also ‘recess or cove’: Cove Devon. La Kove 1242. Cove Hants. Coue 1086 (DB). Cove, North Suffolk. Cove 1204. Cove, South Suffolk. Coua 1086 (DB).
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A. D. MILLS. "Cove." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Cove." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Cove.html A. D. MILLS. "Cove." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Cove.html |
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cove 2 (colloq.) fellow, chap. XVI. orig. thieves' cant, perh. identical with Sc. cofe chapman, pedlar.
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T. F. HOAD. "cove." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "cove." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-cove1.html T. F. HOAD. "cove." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-cove1.html |
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cove
•behove, clove, cove, dove, drove, fauve, grove, interwove, Jove, mauve, rove, shrove, stove, strove, trove, wove
•alcove • mangrove
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"cove." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cove." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-cove.html "cove." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-cove.html |
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