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eaves (ēvz)

eave

the lower edge or edges of a roof, usually projecting beyond the sides of a building

Etymology: orig. sing., ME eves (pl. evesen) < OE efes, edge, border, eaves, akin to ON ups, church porch, OHG obiza, porch < IE *upes- < base *upo-, up from behind > up, L summus

eaves Synonyms

eaves

n.

overhang, rim, soffit; see roof.

eaves Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • roof: The eaves of the roof will be 40 cm.
  • house: They are no longer showing an interest in their nests under the eaves of the house across the road.
  • building: I saw long rows of men lying under the eaves of the buildings, the water pouring down upon their bodies in streams.

Converse of object

  • overhang: The cover is altered slightly to give overhanging eaves, which help to protect the tank from rain.
  • project: The roof will have projecting eaves, and there will be a wooden porch at the entrance door.
  • have: The main store front has high eaves to give it the necessary presence.
  • mold: Red brick with granite rubble stone plinth, brick band and molded eaves and Swithland slate roof with brick end stacks.
  • bracket: Nave ( north wall ) of 3 bays with buttresses, bracketed eaves, coupled lancet windows; there is a basement entrance below.

Adjective modifier

  • dentilled: Stable of red brick and slate and granite rubble stone with brick dentilled eaves, Swithland slate roof and stack on rear roof.
  • deep: Steep pitched Swithland slate roof with stone ridge and deep eaves.
  • low: The access to the the roost is usually at or near the gable apex or the lower eaves.
  • high: The main store front has high eaves to give it the necessary presence.

Modifies a noun

  • cornice: Small section of molded eaves cornice survives on east wall.
  • gutter: Allows moisture run-off below the roof finish into eaves gutters.
  • cupboard: FIRST FLOOR Landing with hatch to roof space, built-in eaves storage cupboards, radiator.
  • storage: Further doors give access to under eaves storage space.
  • height: The unit is an open space with good eaves height.
  • tile: But when the straight edge touches all three tiles at the same time the eaves tile is in the right position.

Noun used with modifier

  • brick: Red brick with granite rubble stone plinth and brick eaves and corrugated tile roof with brick crow stepped coped gables.
  • roof: Nests are frequently located in loft spaces, cavity walls, flower beds, garden sheds, rockeries and roof eaves.
eaves Quotes

The brawling of a sparrow in the eaves, The brilliant moon and all the milky sky, And all that famous harmony of leaves, Has blotted out man's image and his cry.

—Yeats,W(illiam) B(utler)

   O Swallow, Swallow, flying, flying South, Fly to her, and fall upon her gilded eaves, And tell her, tell her, what I tell to thee. O tell her, Swallow, thou that knowest each, That bright and fierce and fickle is the South, And dark and true and tender is the North.

—Tennyson

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