eave
[ eev ]
noun
Usually eaves . the overhanging lower edge of a roof.
Often eaves . the overhanging edge of anything, as a hat.
Origin of eave
1Other words from eave
- eaved, adjective
- un·eaved, adjective
Words Nearby eave
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How to use eave in a sentence
"Now when I says 'eave—'eave," Bindle admonished the porter.
Mrs. Bindle | Hebert JenkinsSuch icicles may be sometimes seen a yard long, pendent from any eave or ledge.
A Key to Lord Tennyson's 'In Memoriam' | Alfred GattyThe light within the eave was a dusky twilight at the entrance, which failed altogether in the inner recesses.
The Antiquary, Complete | Sir Walter ScottA robin had been perched upon a stone griffin sculptured on a house-eave near.
The Nrnberg Stove | Louisa de la Ram (AKA Ouida)We looked and could see the handle of the key sticking out of the eave over the door.
Round About a Great Estate | Richard Jefferies
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