eave

[ eev ]

/ iv /

Usually eaves. the overhanging lower edge of a roof.

Often eaves. the overhanging edge of anything, as a hat.

Origin of eave

before 1000; Middle English eves, Old English efes; cognate with Old High German obisa, Gothic ubizwa hall; cf. above, over

eaved, adjective un·eaved, adjective

All the writing is done at home, in my bedroom, up under the eaves of the house.

How I Write: Jane Goodall |Noah Charney |April 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Eaves, who has been a cruise passenger in the past, says it is his “duty to the future” to be a catalyst for change.

How Much Are the ‘Costa Concordia’ Passengers Entitled to Win—and Who Is Accountable for the Shipwreck? |Barbie Latza Nadeau |February 8, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The roofs project far over the eaves, and are held down by rows of heavy stones to keep them from blowing off in wind-storms.

Glimpses of Three Coasts |Helen Hunt Jackson
When the Eaves have become strangers at their breeding stations for a long time, the marsh is the place to find them in plenty.

Bird Lore, Volume I--1899 |Various

Of a sudden the roof falls in with a crash, dome and eaves, and against the sky stands the flaming skeleton of the ruin.

Eighteen Months in the War Zone |Kate John Finzi
The night, I found on reaching the street, was cold, the sky where it was visible between the eaves being bright with stars.

A Gentleman of France |Stanley Weyman
The drip of the fog from the eaves was the only break in the stillness.

The Million-Dollar Suitcase |Alice MacGowan

eaves

/ (iːvz) /

the edge of a roof that projects beyond the wall

Old English efes; related to Gothic ubizwa porch, Greek hupsos height