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▪ I. coving, n.|ˈkəʊvɪŋ|
[f. cove n.1]
1. An arched or vaulted piece of building, as the curved soffit of a projecting upper part of a building (see quot. 1703), the arching of a coved ceiling; coved work.
1703T. N. City & C. Purchaser 122 When Houses are built projecting forth over the Ground-plot, and that is..turn'd with a Quadrant of a Circle..of Timber, which is Lathed and Plaister'd..under which People may walk dry..such Work is commonly call'd Coveing. 1742Mrs. Delany Life & Corr. II. 190 The new wall is almost built up, and the covings are now putting up in the little parlour. 1861A. Beresford-Hope Eng. Cathedr. 19th C. vi. 224 Roofs, of which the transverse internal section shows an arch either curvilinear..or many sided (which is the case with a polygonal coving). 1881Athenæum 5 Nov. 603/2 The roof, which has the outline of a mansard, or coving.
2. pl. The inclined or curved sides of a fireplace, approaching each other toward the back.
1796Rumford Ess. I. 317 The vertical sides of a Fire-place, or the covings (as they are called). 1833J. Holland Manuf. Metal II. 167 The covings, or sides, of a fire-place, are now commonly placed in an oblique position. 1882Worcester Exhib. Catal. iii. 6 Range, with..plate rack, and tiled covings.
▪ II. ˈcoving, ppl. a. rare.
[f. cove v. + -ing2.]
Forming an arch or vault; coved.
1854Card. Wiseman Fabiola i. i. 3 The coving roof leaves a large square opening in its centre. |