coving
/ˈkəʊvɪŋ/
coving noun: a concave surface forming a junction between a ceiling and a wall.
Noun
coving (plural covings)
- A concave surface forming a junction between a ceiling and a wall.
- Aluminium treadplate is used for the corridor, kitchen, and pantry floor, with aluminium covings.1960 March, “Restaurant Cars for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 166
- 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.2004, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN
- The vertical sides connecting the jambs with the breast of a fireplace.
- A method of urban planning used in subdivision and redevelopment of cities characterized by non-uniform lot shapes.
Forms of coving
| plural | covings |
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Origin of coving
From cove + -ing.
Questions about coving
- What does coving mean?
- Coving means a concave surface forming a junction between a ceiling and a wall.
- What part of speech is coving?
- Coving is a noun.
- How do you pronounce coving?
- Coving is pronounced /ˈkəʊvɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of coving?
- The plural of coving is covings.
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