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词汇 coving
释义 coving
noun[ U ]
UKuk /ˈkəʊ.vɪŋ/ us /ˈkoʊ.vɪŋ/(UScove molding)
a long, curved piece of wood, plaster(= a smooth building material that becomes hard when it dries), etc. placed as a decoration along the edge at the top of a wall where it joins the ceiling:
The contrasting colour really shows off the coving on the ceiling.
We have a Victorian house with ornate plaster coving and ceiling roses in the downstairs rooms.
Synonyms
cove
cove moulding
Related word
coved
Our house still has original coving, original doors, balustrades and picture rails.
The houses are traditional in design, with ceiling coving, open fireplaces and bay windows.
The lounge has kept its coving and ornamental mantelpiece.
A heraldic coat of arms is set into the ceiling, surrounded by decorative Victorian coving.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Parts of buildings: walls & parts of walls
alcove
balcony
baseboard
cavity wall
chimney breast
damp course
damp-proof
damp-proofing
drystone wall
Juliet balcony
party wall
pebbledash
plasterboard
recess
sconce
siding
wainscoting
wallboard
walled
woodwork
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