soffit

The soffit of a house.

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

From French soffite, from Italian soffitto, from sof- + past participle of figgere.

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