covingn.

Brit.

/ˈkəʊvɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈkoʊvɪŋ/

Etymology: < 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.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > arch > [noun] > vaulting

voisoura1400

vousing1412

embowing1430

cope1484

vaulting1513

embow1548

embowment1626

concameration1644

cameration1664

vaulture1692

coving1703

1703 R. Neve City & Countrey 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.

1742 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) II. 190 The new wall is almost built up, and the covings are now putting up in the little parlour.

1861 A. Beresford-Hope Eng. Cathedral of 19th Cent. 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).

1881 Athenæum 5 Nov. 603/2 The roof, which has the outline of a mansard, or coving.

2. plural. The inclined or curved sides of a fireplace, approaching each other toward the back.

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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > that which or one who heats > [noun] > a device for heating or warming > devices for heating buildings, rooms, etc. > hearth or fireplace > sides

speera1600

ingle-cheekc1774

covings1796

fire cheek1825

1796 Count Rumford Ess. I. 317 The vertical sides of a Fire-place, or the covings (as they are called).

1833 J. Holland Treat. Manuf. Metal II. 167 The covings, or sides, of a fire-place, are now commonly placed in an oblique position.

1882 Worcs. Exhib. Catal. iii. 6 Range, with..plate rack, and tiled covings.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

covingadj.

Etymology: < cove v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcoving.

rare.

Forming an arch or vault; coved.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > arch > [adjective]

pended1587

camerated1658

coved1756

coving1854

arcuated1860

1854 N. Wiseman Fabiola i. i. 3 The coving roof leaves a large square opening in its centre.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	coving
释义	covingn. Brit. /ˈkəʊvɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkoʊvɪŋ/ Etymology: < 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. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > arch > [noun] > vaulting voisoura1400 vousing1412 embowing1430 cope1484 vaulting1513 embow1548 embowment1626 concameration1644 cameration1664 vaulture1692 coving1703 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey 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. 1742 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) II. 190 The new wall is almost built up, and the covings are now putting up in the little parlour. 1861 A. Beresford-Hope Eng. Cathedral of 19th Cent. 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). 1881 Athenæum 5 Nov. 603/2 The roof, which has the outline of a mansard, or coving. 2. plural. The inclined or curved sides of a fireplace, approaching each other toward the back. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > that which or one who heats > [noun] > a device for heating or warming > devices for heating buildings, rooms, etc. > hearth or fireplace > sides speera1600 ingle-cheekc1774 covings1796 fire cheek1825 1796 Count Rumford Ess. I. 317 The vertical sides of a Fire-place, or the covings (as they are called). 1833 J. Holland Treat. Manuf. Metal II. 167 The covings, or sides, of a fire-place, are now commonly placed in an oblique position. 1882 Worcs. Exhib. Catal. iii. 6 Range, with..plate rack, and tiled covings. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). covingadj. Etymology: < cove v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcoving. rare. Forming an arch or vault; coved. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > arch > [adjective] pended1587 camerated1658 coved1756 coving1854 arcuated1860 1854 N. Wiseman Fabiola i. i. 3 The coving roof leaves a large square opening in its centre. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1703adj.1854
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