# Eave return

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An '''eave return''' (also a '''[cornice return](/source/Cornice)''') is an element in [Neoclassical architecture](/source/Neoclassical_architecture) where the line of roof [eave](/source/eave) on a [gable](/source/gable) end comes down to a point, then doubles back briefly.  There is a classical version and simpler substitutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thisiscarpentry.com/2013/12/13/eave-returns-interpreting-gyhr-details/ |title=Eave Returns: Interpreting GYHR Details |author= Wm. Todd Murdock |author2=Gary Katz |date=December 13, 2013}}</ref>

An eve (or cornice) return is in contrast to a full [pediment](/source/pediment), which spans the full width of the gable.

Among the types are: '''boxed return''', '''boxed gable return''',  '''gable end return''' (or '''full gable return''') or simply '''gable return''' are variations, or synonyms.

==See also==
*[Cornice return](/source/Cornice_return)

==References==
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