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cornice
[kawr-nis]
noun
Architecture.
any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.
the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
any of various other ornamental horizontal moldings or bands, as for concealing hooks or rods from which curtains are hung or for supporting picture hooks.
a mass of snow, ice, etc., projecting over a mountain ridge.
verb (used with object)
to furnish or finish with a cornice.
cornice
/ ˈɔːɪ /
noun
architect
the top projecting mouldings of an entablature
a continuous horizontal projecting course or moulding at the top of a wall, building, etc
an overhanging ledge of snow formed by the wind on the edge of a mountain ridge, cliff, or corrie
verb
(tr) architect to furnish or decorate with or as if with a cornice
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of cornice1
Example Sentences
A blast wave is said to have damaged a plastered cornice on the eastern façade but not affected the interior.
Its poor structural condition was exposed in 2012 when bits of its elaborate cornice began falling off after an especially harsh winter which required a multi-million euro renovation the following year.
The first step was to make it seven feet up from the window to a small ledge called a cornice.
As your eyes adjust in the dark, unlit details fade in: a coat of aluminum paint on the cornice, a staircase through the curtain, a tracing of mortar among stones in the foundation.
Saturday found a backpack next to a broken snow cornice near the crater rim.
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