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Webster 1913 Edition
Eaves
Eaves
,Noun.
pl.
[OE.
evese
, pl. eveses
, AS. efese
eaves, brim, brink; akin to OHG. obisa
, opasa
, porch, hall, MHG. obse
eaves, Icel. ups
, Goth. ubizwa
porch; cf. Icel. upsar
-dropi, OSw. opsä
-drup water dropping from the eaves. Probably from the root of E. over
. The s of eaves
is in English regarded as a plural ending, though not so in Saxon. See Over
, and cf. Eavesdrop
.] 1.
(Arch.)
The edges or lower borders of the roof of a building, which overhang the walls, and cast off the water that falls on the roof.
2.
Brow; ridge.
[Obs.]
“Eaves of the hill.” Wyclif.
3.
Eyelids or eyelashes.
And closing
eaves
of wearied eyes. Tennyson.
Eaves board
(Arch.)
, an arris fillet, or a thick board with a feather edge, nailed across the rafters at the eaves of a building, to raise the lower course of slates a little, or to receive the lowest course of tiles; – called also
– eaves catch
and eaves lath
. Eaves channel
, Eaves gutter
, Eaves trough
Same as
– Gutter
, 1. Eaves molding
(Arch.)
, a molding immediately below the eaves, acting as a cornice or part of a cornice.
– Eaves swallow
(Zoöl.)
. (a)
The cliff swallow; – so called from its habit of building retort-shaped nests of mud under the eaves of buildings. See
Cliff swallow
, under Cliff
. (b)
The European swallow.
Webster 1828 Edition
Eaves
EAVES
,Noun.
plu.
The edge or lower border of the roof of a building, which overhangs the walls, and casts off the water that falls on the roof.
Definition 2024
eaves
eaves
English
Noun
eaves pl (plural only)
Related terms
Translations
underside of a roof
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