eaves Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the overhang at the lower edge of a roof

WordNet

Eaves noun plural
Etymology
OE. evese, pl. eveses, AS. efese eaves, brim, brink; akin to OHG. obisa, opasa, porch, hall, MHG. obse eaves, Icel. ups, Goth. ubizwa porch; cf. Icel. upsar-dropi, OSw. opsä-drup water dropping from the eaves. Probably from the root of E. over. The s of eaves is in English regarded as a plural ending, though not so in Saxon. See Over, and cf. Eavesdrop.
Definitions
  1. (Arch.) The edges or lower borders of the roof of a building, which overhang the walls, and cast off the water that falls on the roof.
  2. Brow; ridge. Obs. "Eaves of the hill." Wyclif.
  3. Eyelids or eyelashes.
    And closing eaves of wearied eyes. Tennyson.

Webster 1913