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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Soffit

/sôf'-ĭt/ · Sof·fit · IPA /ˈsɑ.fɪt/
01 n. The under side of the subordinate parts and members of buildings, such as staircases, entablatures, archways, cornices, or the like. See Il…
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    The under side of the subordinate parts and members of buildings, such as staircases, entablatures, archways, cornices, or the like. See Illust. of Lintel.(Arch.) See: Lintel