Dictionaries › English

coving

Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊvɪŋ/

The English word “coving” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A concave surface forming a junction between a ceiling and a wall.
  2. The vertical sides connecting the jambs with the breast of a fireplace.
  3. A method of urban planning used in subdivision and redevelopment of cities characterized by non-uniform lot shapes.

Etymology

From cove + -ing.

Keep exploring: in the interactive dictionary every word of a definition is a link. Open “coving” there

More English words

About this dictionary

The English dictionary on Glottosphere has 650,529 entries with a page. Browse the English dictionary.

Definitions are from Wiktionary, extracted by Kaikki.org, and are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.