Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - cove
Cove
cove
1. n. & v. --n. 1 a small, esp. sheltered, bay or creek. 2 a sheltered recess. 3 Archit. a concave arch or arched moulding, esp. one formed at the junction of a wall with a ceiling. --v.tr. Archit. 1 provide (a room, ceiling, etc.) with a cove. 2 slope (the sides of a fireplace) inwards. Etymology: OE cofa chamber f. Gmc 2. n. Brit. sl. archaic a fellow; a chap. Etymology: 16th-c. cant: orig. unkn.
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, den, from Old English cofa; akin to Old High German chubisi hut Date: before 12th century a recessed place ; concavity: as, an architectural member with a concave cross section, a trough for concealed lighting at the upper part of a wall, a small sheltered inlet or bay, 3. a deep recess or small valley in the side of a mountain, a level area sheltered by hills or mountains, II. transitive verb (~d; coving) Date: 1756 to make in a hollow concave form, III. noun Etymology: Romany kova thing, person Date: 1567 man, fellow ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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