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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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noun
A decorative element applied at the topmost part of the wall of a room, as with a crown molding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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noun
A decorative element at the topmost portion of certain pieces of furniture, as with a highboy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: furniture, lifestyle
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noun
An overhanging edge of snow on a ridge or the crest of a mountain and along the sides of gullies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, hobbies, lifestyle, mountaineering, natural-sciences, sports
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Synonyms: snow cornice
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verb
To furnish or decorate with a cornice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
the topmost projecting part of an entablature
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: projection
noun
a molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: molding, moulding
noun
a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: valance, valance board, pelmet
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Broader terms: framework
verb
furnish with a cornice
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: supply, provide, render, furnish
History
From Middle French corniche or Italian cornice, possibly from either (1) Latin cornīx (“crow”) or (2) Latin coronis (“curved line, flourish in writing”), from Ancient Greek κορωνίς (korōnís). See also corniche.
Across languages
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