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EAVES (not a plural form as is sometimes supposed, but singular; O. Eng. efes, in Mid. High Ger. obse, Gothic ubizwa, a porch; connected with " over ")

EAVES (not a plural See also:
FORM (Lat. forma)
form as is sometimes supposed, but singular; O. Eng. efes, in See also:
MID
Mid. High Ger. obse, See also:
GOTHIC
Gothic ubizwa, a See also:
PORCH (through the Fr. porehe, from Lat. porticus; the Ital. equivalent is portico, corresponding to the Gr. vapOi ; Ger. Vorhalle)
porch; connected with " over ") , in See also:

ARCHITECTURE (Lat. architectura, from the Gr. ap)(LTEKrwv, a master-builder)

architecture, the projecting edge of a sloping roof, which overhangs the See also:

FACE (from Lat. fades, derived either from facere, to make, or from a root fa-, meaning " appear "; cf. Gr. cbatvstv)

face of the See also:

wall so as to throw off the See also:

WATER

water .

End of Article: EAVES (not a plural form as is sometimes supposed, but singular; O. Eng. efes, in Mid. High Ger. obse, Gothic ubizwa, a porch; connected with " over ")

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