Cornice Definition
kôrnĭs
corniced, cornices, cornice
noun
cornices
A horizontal molding projecting along the top of a wall, building, etc.
Webster's New World
The top part of an entablature.
Webster's New World
A strip of molding that runs along the upper part of a wall just below the ceiling.
American Heritage
A projecting, decorative strip above a window, designed to keep a curtain rod from showing.
Webster's New World
An overhanging mass of windblown snow on a ridge or the crest of a mountain.
American Heritage
verb
corniced, cornice
To top as with a cornice.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Cornice
Noun
Singular:
cornice
Plural:
cornicesOrigin of Cornice
Obsolete French from Italian possibly from Latin cornīx cornīc- crow, from its resemblance to a crow's beak (influenced by Greek korōnis curved line, flourish)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Perhaps from Latin cornix, 'crow', influenced by Ancient Greek κορωνίς (koronis, “crown”).
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