Coved
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Forming an arch; arched; curving; concave.
a ceiling formed in a coved or arched manner at its junction with the side walls. Such ceilings are frequently elaborately ornamented with panels enriched with moldings or carvings.
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verb.
Simple past tense and past participle of
cove
.
Word Usage
"And an eye from Somerset looks kindly at this outlandish attempt to make a kind of coved roof, and to paint it withal."
verb-stem
cove