How to pronounce“cornice”in English
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Definitions of “cornice”
A horizontal 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.
“It is a large square structure, two and a half stories in height, with a hipped roof rising above a handsome cornice with prominent modillions and surmounted by a balustraded belvedere.”
A decorative element applied at the topmost part of the wall of a room, as with a crown molding.
“That ceiling was covered with square compartments,[...] It was supported by a gilded cornice, carved into a thousand curious shapes and emblems, among which the horned wolf, the crest of the Avonleigh family, was conspicuous.”
To furnish or decorate with a cornice.
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