▪ a sheltered recess among hills or in the side of a mountain.dialect
2. a concave arch or arched moulding, especially one formed at the junction of a wall with a ceiling.
Word OriginOld Englishcofa ‘chamber, cave’, of Germanic origin; related to German Koben ‘pigsty, pen’. cove1 (sense 1) dates from the late 16th century.