Eaves — Eaves, n. pl. [OE. evese, pl. eveses, AS. efese eaves, brim, brink; akin to OHG. obisa, opasa, porch, hall, MHG. obse eaves, Icel. ups, Goth. ubizwa porch; cf. Icel. upsar dropi, OSw. ops[ a] drup water dropping from the eaves. Probably from the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eaves — eaves; eaves·drop·per; eaves·drop; eaves·drip; … English syllables
Eaves — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: John Eaves (* 1953), kanadischer Skiläufer und Schauspieler Patrick Eaves Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe … Deutsch Wikipedia
eaves — [ēvz] pl.n. sing. eave 〚orig. sing., ME eves (pl. evesen) < OE efes, edge, border, eaves, akin to ON ups, church porch, OHG obiza, porch < IE * upes < base * upo , up from behind > UP1, L summus〛 the lower … Universalium
eaves — [i:vz] n [plural] [: Old English; Origin: efes] the edges of a roof that stick out beyond the walls ▪ Birds had nested under the eaves … Dictionary of contemporary English
eaves — [ēvz] pl.n. sing. eave [orig. sing., ME eves (pl. evesen) < OE efes, edge, border, eaves, akin to ON ups, church porch, OHG obiza, porch < IE * upes < base * upo , up from behind > UP1, L summus] the lower edge or edges of a roof,… … English World dictionary
eaves — [ ivz ] noun plural the bottom edge of a roof that continues out over the walls … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
eaves — see EAVE (Cf. eave) … Etymology dictionary
eaves — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ the part of a roof that meets or overhangs the walls of a building. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
eaves — [OE] The etymological meaning of eaves appears to be ‘going over the edge, projecting’. It comes from a prehistoric Germanic *obaswa, which was probably formed on *ob , the base from which English over ultimately derives. The eavesdrip or… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins