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Definition of Cornice

1. Verb. Furnish with a cornice.

2. Noun. A decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing.

3. Noun. A molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall.

4. Noun. The topmost projecting part of an entablature.

Definition of Cornice

1. n. Any horizontal, molded or otherwise decorated projection which crowns or finishes the part to which it is affixed; as, the cornice of an order, pedestal, door, window, or house.

Definition of Cornice

1. Noun. (architecture) The topmost architectural element of a building, projecting forward from the main walls, originally used as a means of directing rainwater away from the building's walls. ¹

2. Noun. A decorative element applied at the topmost part of the wall of a room, as with a crown moulding. ¹

3. Noun. A decorative element at the topmost portion of certain pieces of furniture, as with a highboy. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cornice

1. to decorate with a molding [v -NICED, -NICING, -NICES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cornice

cornflower aster cornflower blue cornflowers cornfly cornholed cornholes cornholing cornhusk cornhusking cornhuskings

cornhusks corni cornic cornic acid cornice (current term) corniced cornices corniche corniches cornichon

cornichons cornicing cornicle cornicles cornicular corniculars corniculate corniculate cartilage corniculate tubercle

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