coving

coving — noun

1. a curved strip fixed where a wall meets the ceiling, usually to make the join lo

1.名詞C2
釋義

a curved strip fixed where a wall meets the ceiling, usually to make the join look smooth or to hide a line of light.

例句

The decorators installed white coving where the dining room walls met the ceiling.

install coving where walls meet ceiling

Elise painted the old coving cream to match the restored fireplace.

paint coving + colour

同義詞
  • molding

    a broader term for shaped decorative strips; coving specifically curves inward at the wall-ceiling join

  • cornice

    often projects outward more strongly and can be larger or more formal than simple coving

  • trim

    very general finishing material; it does not automatically suggest the curved ceiling edge

文法句型

install coving

coving around/along + room edge

用法筆記

In renovation talk, this word is often treated like a material noun: people install, paint, or replace coving rather than counting individual pieces. It usually refers to the curved finish at the top of a room, but it can also describe a hollow strip used to conceal lighting.

常見錯誤

❌They put coving in the ceiling.
✅They put coving where the wall meets the ceiling.
💡coving runs along the join, not across the whole ceiling.
❌The covings in this room are cracked.
✅The coving in this room is cracked.
💡in decoration talk, 'coving' is usually treated as an uncountable material noun.

coving — verb