Soffits

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Name (Latin)
Soffits
Other forms of name
Soffites
See Also From tracing topical name
Architecture Details
Building
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q3488818
Library of congress: sh2020005449
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Details of painted designs on the soffit in the interior of the tomb of I'timad-ud-Daulah, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, 1965-2000 via University of Washington digital collections, International Collections, May 12, 2020
  • Art & architecture thesaurus online, May 12, 2020:(soffits; UF soffit; the underside of a part or member of a building, as of an overhang, ceiling, staircase, cornice, or entablature)
  • Marsh, P. Illustrated dictionary of building, 1982(soffit: The undersurface of such features as a fascia, stair, beam, arch or head of an opening; generally any undersurface other than a ceiling)
  • Scott, J.S. Dictionary of building, 1984(soffit, soffite (1) The under-surface of a cornice, stair, beam, arch, vault, or rib or the uppermost part of the inside of a drain, etc. (2) [joi.] The lining at the head of an opening)
  • Merriam-Webster dictionary online, May 12, 2020(soffit: the underside of a part or member of a building (as of an overhang or staircase); especially : the intrados of an arch)
  • Collins dictionary online, May 12, 2020(soffit 1. the horizontal underside of an eave, cornice, etc. 2. the intrados of an arch or vault)
  • Wikipedia, May 12, 2020(a soffit is an exterior or interior architectural feature, generally the horizontal, aloft underside of any construction element)