The difference between Cove and Covess

Cove as a noun (now, _, uncommon):

A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern.

Cove as a noun (architecture):

A concave vault or archway, especially the arch of a ceiling.

Cove as a noun:

A small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds.

Cove as a noun (US):

A strip of prairie extending into woodland.

Cove as a noun:

A recess or sheltered area on the slopes of a mountain.

Cove as a noun (nautical):

The wooden roof of the stern gallery of an old sailing warship.

Cove as a noun (nautical):

A thin line, sometimes gilded, along a yacht's strake below deck level.

Cove as a verb (architecture):

To arch over; to build in a hollow concave form; to make in the form of a cove.

Cove as a noun (British, dated, informal):

A fellow; a man.

Cove as a noun (Australia, and, Polari):

A friend; a mate.

Cove as a verb:

To brood, cover, over, or sit over, as birds their eggs.

Covess as a noun (archaic, British):

A woman.