eaves

/ iːvz /

plural noun

1. the edge of a roof that projects beyond the wall

Word History and Origins

Origin of eaves¹

Old English efes; related to Gothic ubizwa porch, Greek hupsos height

Example Sentences

Every roof includes long eaves to protect peasants from the frequent rains.

From The Daily Beast

All the writing is done at home, in my bedroom, up under the eaves of the house.

From The Daily Beast

Eaves, who has been a cruise passenger in the past, says it is his “duty to the future” to be a catalyst for change.

From The Daily Beast

Your old homestead is the loveliest place around, with its deep eaves and dormer-windows and vines.

From Project Gutenberg

Husky crows awake in the pine trees, and doves under the temple eaves.

From Project Gutenberg

They climbed a ladder and found the barn-swallow's nest plastered under the eaves of the barn.

From Project Gutenberg

So still was the place that the caged cricket hanging from the eaves of Um's distant room beat time like an elfin metronome.

From Project Gutenberg

The gallery above is an open eaves gallery like those in north Italy.

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