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flying eaves

flying eaves noun: a style of roof, with eaves upturned at the corners, seen in traditional Chinese architecture.

flying eaves: a style of roof, with eaves upturned at the corners, seen in traditional Chinese architecture
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Noun

flying eaves pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A style of roof, with eaves upturned at the corners, seen in traditional Chinese architecture.

Origin of flying eaves

Calque of Chinese 飛檐 /飞檐 (fēiyán).

Questions about flying eaves

What does flying eaves mean?
Flying eaves means a style of roof, with eaves upturned at the corners, seen in traditional Chinese architecture.
What part of speech is flying eaves?
Flying eaves is a noun.

Words near flying eaves in the dictionary

  1. flying doctors
  2. flying dragon
  3. flying dragons
  4. Flying Dutchman
  5. Flying Dutchmen
  6. flying eaves
  7. flying fig
  8. flying figs
  9. flying fish
  10. flying fishes
  11. Flying Fortress

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