| 释义 |
cornicecor‧nice /ˈkɔːnɪs $ ˈkɔːr-/ noun [countable]   corniceOrigin: 1500-1600 French, Italian, perhaps from Greek koronis ‘stone put on top of a wall’ - A carved cornice ran around the high-ceilinged room.
- At the same time optional accessories, such as cornices, light pelmets and plinths, could also be changed.
- Overhead, tempting us with its promise of warmth, the sun glints mischievously along the summit cornice.
- The other two three-figure groups are fixed each in its own wing by its adjustment to the slope of the cornice.
- The overall feeling is sombre despite the contrast provided by the dancing putti on the cornice.
- The river then spit me out into the current, and swept me downstream and around the cornice of House Rock.
- The wall paintings under the cornice are c.1370.
- Vian had to hold both Lord Francis and Taugwalder when they fell through the summit cornice!
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