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• cove ceiling — noun : a ceiling the part of which next the wall is constructed in a cove …   Useful english dictionary

• Ceiling — For other uses, see Ceiling (disambiguation). A ceiling (pronounced /ˈsiːlɪŋ/) is an overhead interior surface that covers the upper limit of a room. It is generally not a structural element, but a finished surface concealing the underside of the …   Wikipedia

• Cove lighting — is a form of indirect lighting built into ledges, recesses, or valences in a ceiling or high on the walls of a room. It directs light up towards the ceiling and down adjacent walls [1]. It may be used as primary lighting, or for aesthetic accent …   Wikipedia

• Cove — Cove, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coved} (k?vd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Coving}.] (Arch.) To arch over; to build in a hollow concave form; to make in the form of a cove. [1913 Webster] The mosques and other buildings of the Arabians are rounded into domes and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cove (disambiguation) — Cove may refer to: Cove, geographic feature on a body of water Covè, a city in Benin Cove (Appalachian Mountains), a type of valley found in the Appalachian Mountains Cove (standing stones), a megalithic feature Cove, Argyll and Bute, a village… …   Wikipedia

• cove — cove1 [kōv] n. [ME < OE cofa, cave, cell < IE * gupā, den < base * geu , to bend, arch > COD2, COOMB] 1. a sheltered nook or recess, as in cliffs 2. a small bay or inlet ☆ 3. a small valley or pass ☆ …   English World dictionary

• Cove — (k[=o]v), n. [AS. cofa room; akin to G. koben pigsty, orig., hut, Icel. kofi hut, and perh. to E. cobalt.] [1913 Webster] 1. A retired nook; especially, a small, sheltered inlet, creek, or bay; a recess in the shore. [1913 Webster] Vessels which… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• cove — ► NOUN 1) a small sheltered bay. 2) Architecture a concave arch or arched moulding at the junction of a wall with a ceiling. ► VERB (coved) Architecture ▪ having a cove. DERIVATIVES coving noun …   English terms dictionary

• cove — cove1 /kohv/, n., v., coved, coving. n. 1. a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river. 2. a sheltered nook. 3. a hollow or recess in a mountain; cave; cavern. 4. a narrow pass between woods or hills. 5. a sheltered… …   Universalium

• cove — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a small, esp. sheltered, bay or creek. 2 a sheltered recess. 3 Archit. a concave arch or arched moulding, esp. one formed at the junction of a wall with a ceiling. v.tr. Archit. 1 provide (a room, ceiling, etc.) with a cove. 2… …   Useful english dictionary

• cove lighting — noun : indirect interior lighting from incandescent or fluorescent lamps concealed in a reflecting trough near the ceiling * * * indirect lighting directed upward from an interior cornice or the like toward a cove at the edge of the ceiling …   Useful english dictionary