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Word: Cove
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English cofa ‘chamber, cave’, of Germanic origin; related to German Koben ‘pigsty, pen’. cove (sense 1) dates from the late 16th century
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kəʊv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a small sheltered bay.
Short Definition:small sheltered bay
Definition:
a concave arch or arched moulding, especially one formed at the junction of a wall with a ceiling.
Short Definition:concave arch or arched moulding
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