Definition of Soffet
Sof"fit (?), n. [It. soffitta,
soffitto, fr. soffiggere to hide, properly, to fix or
fasten under, L. suffigere to fasten beneath or below;
sub under, beneath + figere to fix, faste: cf. F.
soffite.] (Arch.) The under side of the subordinate
parts and members of buildings, such as staircases, entablatures,
archways, cornices, or the like. See Illust. of
Lintel.
Sof"fit (?), n. [It. soffitta,
soffitto, fr. soffiggere to hide, properly, to fix or
fasten under, L. suffigere to fasten beneath or below;
sub under, beneath + figere to fix, faste: cf. F.
soffite.] (Arch.) The under side of the subordinate
parts and members of buildings, such as staircases, entablatures,
archways, cornices, or the like. See Illust. of
Lintel.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The visible underside of an arch, balcony, beam, cornice, staircase, vault or any other architectural element
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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