eave

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iːv/
  • Rhymes: -iːv
  • Homophones: eve, Eve

Noun

eave (plural eaves)

  1. Eaves: the underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building.
    • 2006 Feb, Jill Kirchner Simpson, “Building a Modular Home”, in Country Living‎, volume 29, number 2, page 51:
      Features such as shutters, eave brackets, transoms, a wraparound porch, and a pergola all help establish the style of this home.

Translations

Yola

Noun

eave

  1. eve

References

  • J. Poole W. Barnes, A Glossary, with Some Pieces of Verse, of the Old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy (1867)
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