Meaning & use
Coved
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Having a concave, curved surface, especially where a wall meets a ceiling instead of forming a sharp angle.
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The old library featured a coved ceiling painted with faded murals.
The architect specified coved corners to soften the room's lines.
A note on using this word
The term derives from "cove," an architectural feature of a concave molding or arch, distinct from the coastal meaning of the word.
Words with a similar meaning
archedcurved
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Words with an opposite meaning
angular
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