Associations to the word «Soffit»

Wiktionary

SOFFIT, noun. (architecture) The visible underside of an arch, balcony, beam, cornice, staircase, vault or any other architectural element.
SOFFIT, noun. (pipe technology) The top point of the inside open section of a pipe or box conduit.

Dictionary definition

SOFFIT, noun. The underside of a part of a building (such as an arch or overhang or beam etc.).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats