Definition of Eaves
n. pl.
1.
(Arch.)
The
edges
or
lower
borders
of
the
roof
of
a
building
,
which
overhang
the
walls
,
and
cast
off
the
water
that
falls
on
the
roof
.
2.
Brow
;
ridge
.
3.
Eyelids
or
eyelashes
.
And
closing
eaves
of
wearied
eyes
.
- Tennyson.
Eaves board
(Arch.)
an
arris
fillet
,
or
a
thick
board
with
a
feather
edge
,
nailed
across
the
rafters
at
the
eaves
of
a
building
,
to
raise
the
lower
course
of
slates
a
little
,
or
to
receive
the
lowest
course
of
tiles
; -
called
also
eaves catch
and
eaves lath
.
Eaves channel
Same
as
Gutter
,
1
.
Eaves molding
(Arch.)
a
molding
immediately
below
the
eaves
,
acting
as
a
cornice
or
part
of
a
cornice
.
Eaves swallow
a
-
(Zool.)
The
cliff
swallow
; -
so
called
from
its
habit
of
building
retort-shaped
nests
of
mud
under
the
eaves
of
buildings
.
See
Cliff
swallow
,
under
Cliff
.
b
-
The
European
swallow
.
Related Words
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,
housetop
,
lantern
,
overhead
,
penthouse
,
plafond
,
ridgepole
,
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,
roof
garden
,
roof-deck
,
roofage
,
roofing
,
roofpole
,
rooftop
,
rooftree
,
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,
skylight
,
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,
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,
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