单词 | cornice |
释义 | Word Frequency cornice(ˈkɔːnɪs) noun 1. architecture a. the top projecting mouldings of an entablature b. a continuous horizontal projecting course or moulding at the top of a wall, building, etc 2. an overhanging ledge of snow formed by the wind on the edge of a mountain ridge, cliff, or corrie verb 3. (transitive) architecture to furnish or decorate with or as if with a cornice Word origin C16: from Old French, from Italian, perhaps from Latin cornix crow, but influenced also by Latin corōnis decorative flourish used by scribes, from Greek korōnis, from korōnē curved object, crown |
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