coving
See also: co-ving
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Etymology edit
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- Rhymes: -əʊvɪŋ
Noun edit
coving (plural covings)
- A concave surface forming a junction between a ceiling and a wall.
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- The gilt lantern burned palely in the stairwell, but in the dining room the ordinary shadows deepened in the corners and hung like smoke in the coving of the ceiling.
- The vertical sides connecting the jambs with the breast of a fireplace.
- (urban studies) A method of urban planning used in subdivision and redevelopment of cities characterized by non-uniform lot shapes.