Lectionary Calendar
Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
the Second Week after Epiphany
the Second Week after Epiphany
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Bible Encyclopedias
Soffit
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(from Fr. soffite, Ital. soffitta, a ceiling, formed as if from suffictus for suffixus, Lat. suffigere, to fix underneath), a term in architecture given to the underside of any constructional feature; as for instance that of an arch or an architrave whether supported by piers or columns; also to the underside of a flight of stairs, and in the classic entablature to the underside of the projecting cornice.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Soffit'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/s/soffit.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Soffit'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/s/soffit.html. 1910.
