The room was almost disproportionably lofty; the ceiling, elaborately Coved, and richly carved with grotesque masks, preserved the Gothic character of the age in which it had been devoted to a religious purpose.
"Alice, or The Mysteries, Book II"
Edward Bulwer Lytton
On the Coved portion of it, within the shields, are written the subjects of the books on the shelves beneath.
"The Care of Books"
John Willis Clark
Into this open a number of Coved rooms, adorned with paintings of figures and arabesques.
"Dreams, Waking Thoughts, and Incidents"
William Beckford