cove1
n.
- a small sheltered bay.
- Architecture a concave arch or arched moulding, especially one formed at the junction of a wall with a ceiling.
v.
[
usu. as adj. coved]
Architecture fit with a cove.
Derivative
Etymology
OE cofa ‘chamber, cave’, of Gmc origin.
cove2
n.
Brit. informal, dated a man:
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he's a decent cove.
Etymology
C16: perh. from Romany kova ‘thing or person’.
