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Originally appearing in Volume V25, Page 344 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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SOFFIT (from Fr. soffite, Ital. soffitta, a
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ceiling, formed as if from su. fjictus for suff xus,
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Lat. suffigere, to
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fix underneath) , a
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term in
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architecture given to the underside of any constructional feature; as for instance that of an
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arch or an
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architrave whether supported by piers or columns; also to the underside of a
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flight of stairs, and in the classic
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entablature to the Under-
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side of the projecting
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cornice .

End of Article: SOFFIT (from Fr. soffite, Ital. soffitta, a ceiling, formed as if from su. fjictus for suff xus, Lat. suffigere, to fix underneath)
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