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[co-ving]
** English
*** Etymology
From [en].
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
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*** Noun
[en-noun]
1. A concave surface forming a junction between a ceiling and a wall .
2. * [passage=The gilt lantern burned palely in the stairwell, but in the dining room the ordinary shadows deepened in the corners and hung like smoke in the COVING of the ceiling.]
3. [en] The vertical side s connecting the jamb s with the breast of a fireplace .
4. [en] A method of urban planning used in subdivision and redevelopment of cities characterized by non-uniform lot shapes.
**** Translations
[concave surface between a ceiling and a wall]
- German: [de] , [de]
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**** See also
- [en]