cove3 (kov)

[Also covey, in old slang written cofe (whence cuffin ), gipsy cor a, a thing, covo, that man, cor i, that woman.] A man; a person; a fellow: generally preceded by some adjective: as, an old cove; a rum cove; a flash cove, etc. [Slang.] There's a gentry core here. 1316 coved (kovd), p. a. [ The mosques and other buildings of the Arabians are rounded into domes and coved roofs, H. Swinburne , Travels through Spain, xliv. That singular coved cornice which seems to have been universal in Roman basilicas, though not found anywhere else that I am aware of. J. Fergu on , Hist. Arch., I. 414. Coved ceiling, a ceiling formed in a coved or arched manner at its junction with the side walls. Such ceilings IMG:content-1495.jpg:[ocr errors] Coved Ceiling.-Louvre Palace, Paris. are frequently elaborately ornamented with panels enriched with moldings or carvings. covellin, covelline (kov'el-in), n. [Perhaps from a proper name, Covell.] Native copper sulphid (CuS), usually occurring ma ive, of an indigo-blue color, hence called indigo - copper. covellite (kov'el-it); n. Same as covellin. coven1t, n. See covin1. See covent .