cornice
/K AO1 R N IH0 S/noun
- 1
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.
- 2
A decorative element applied at the topmost part of the wall of a room, as with a crown molding.
- 3
A decorative element at the topmost portion of certain pieces of furniture, as with a highboy.
- 4
(mountaineering) An overhanging edge of snow on a ridge or the crest of a mountain and along the sides of gullies.
syn:snow cornice
Synonyms
verb
- 1
To furnish or decorate with a cornice.
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