Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • An obsolete form of eaves.

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  • noun Plural form of eve.

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Examples

  • Therefore since concupiscence of the eves is a sin, even as concupiscence of the flesh and pride of life, which are members of the same division (1 John 2: 16), it seems that the vice of curiosity is about the knowledge of sensible things.

    Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Aquinas Thomas

  • In the future, anyone will be able to spend their Empire Avenue dollars, known as eves, in exchange for real cash discounts at partner companies.

    canada.com Top Stories 2010

  • In the future, anyone will be able to spend their Empire Avenue dollars, known as eves, in exchange for real cash discounts at partner companies.

    canada.com Top Stories 2010

  • In the future, anyone will be able to spend their Empire Avenue dollars, known as eves, in exchange for real cash discounts at partner companies.

    canada.com Top Stories 2010

  • In the future, anyone will be able to spend their Empire Avenue dollars, known as eves, in exchange for real cash discounts at partner companies.

    canada.com Top Stories 2010

  • In the future, anyone will be able to spend their Empire Avenue dollars, known as eves, in exchange for real cash discounts at partner companies.

    canada.com Top Stories 2010

  • May 1996 corrector Judy Boss On page 1026, paragraph 6, line 2, I have changed "eves" to "eaves"

    The Search for Jean Baptiste 1903

  • Keep the grill away from the house and deck rails; do not put the grill under potentially flammable items such as eves or tree branches.

    DC Metro Area Personal Injury Law Blog Regan Zambri 2010

  • Mr. Nelson ultimately provided the 60th and final Senate vote to pass ObamaCare at 1 a.m. two Christmas eves ago.

    ObamaCare's Latest Casualty 2011

  • The up-swept eves, golden porcelain roof tiles and Chinese-style buildings remind me of a mini-version of China's Forbidden Palace, but there is nothing minuscule about the 85-foot-long Seven Buddha Mural, the largest of its kind on the world, or the golden statue of the Ten Thousand Hand-Ten Thousand Eye Avalokitesvara Bodhisavita.

    Margie Goldsmith: Finding My Path At A Buddhist Temple In Vancouver Margie Goldsmith 2011

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