See Also: cove(1)(dictionary)
cove(2)(dictionary)
cove(dictionary)
Cove - Sailing(gambling)
Pars Cove(tourism)
Hidden Cove(tourism)
cove plane(medicine)
Timber Cove Beach(tourism)
Mitchell's Cove Beach(tourism)
Marina Cove Beach(tourism)

cove(1) (iou)



cove noun1 & verb.
[Old English cofa chamber = Middle Low German cove, Middle High German kobe (German Koben) stable, pigsty, Old Norse kofi hut, shed, from Germanic. Cf. CUB noun2.]
A. noun.
A small chamber, cell, etc. Only in Old English exc. in cove and key (now Hist.) closet or chamber and key (used in reference to the functions and rights of the mistress of a house). OE.
a. A hollow or recess in a rock; a cave. Scot. & north. OE.
b. A steep-sided recess in a mountainside. E19.
A sheltered recess among hills, woods, etc.; a narrow valley. LME.
M. Howitt Small farm-houses..in the little coves of the valleys.
Architecture. A concave arch; the curved junction of a wall with the ceiling or floor. E16.
A sheltered recess in a coast; a small bay, creek, or inlet where boats may shelter. L16.
b. verb.
verb intrans. & trans. (with it). Shelter in a cove. rare. M17-E18.
verb trans. Give an arched or vaulted form to; provide (a ceiling) with a cove. Chiefly as coved ppl adjective. M18.
H. Swinburne The mosques..are rounded into domes and coved roofs.
covelet noun a small cove L19.
coving noun (a) an arched or vaulted piece of building; coved work; (b) in pl., the inclined sides of a fireplace: E18.