英语词汇“cornice”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

If your friend wants you to help repair the cornice on his house, you’d better bring a ladder. The cornice is the decorative molding that stretches horizontally along the top of some buildings.

The cornice that you see on some buildings serves as a decorative element and also functions as a way to keep rainwater from dripping down the walls. The cornice juts away from the building enough that the rainwater flows away from the building. Not just for buildings, the word cornice can also describe raised decorative molding right under the ceiling in a room or a similar decorative topping that crowns some windows to hide curtain rods.

WORD FAMILY

cornice: corniced, cornices, cornicing

USAGE EXAMPLES

A heavy cornice, since removed as an earthquake precaution, topped its four floors.

Seattle Times(Dec 22, 2016)

He stepped under a boundary rope onto a cornice, which broke.

Seattle Times(Nov 10, 2016)

It shows some cracks on its facade, some cornices have crumbled, and a candelabra is at risk of dropping down from the ceiling.

Washington Post(Oct 30, 2016)

1n the topmost projecting part of an entablature

Hyper

projection

any structure that branches out from a central support

2n a molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall

Hyper

molding, moulding

a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing

3n a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing

Syn|Hyper

pelmet, valance, valance board

framework

a structure supporting or containing something

4v furnish with a cornice

Hyper

furnish, provide, render, supply

give something useful or necessary to

单词	cornice
释义	cornice (once / 2290 pages) nv If your friend wants you to help repair the cornice on his house, you’d better bring a ladder. The cornice is the decorative molding that stretches horizontally along the top of some buildings. The cornice that you see on some buildings serves as a decorative element and also functions as a way to keep rainwater from dripping down the walls. The cornice juts away from the building enough that the rainwater flows away from the building. Not just for buildings, the word cornice can also describe raised decorative molding right under the ceiling in a room or a similar decorative topping that crowns some windows to hide curtain rods. WORD FAMILY cornice: corniced, cornices, cornicing USAGE EXAMPLES A heavy cornice, since removed as an earthquake precaution, topped its four floors. Seattle Times(Dec 22, 2016) He stepped under a boundary rope onto a cornice, which broke. Seattle Times(Nov 10, 2016) It shows some cracks on its facade, some cornices have crumbled, and a candelabra is at risk of dropping down from the ceiling. Washington Post(Oct 30, 2016) 1n the topmost projecting part of an entablature Hyper projection any structure that branches out from a central support 2n a molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall Hyper molding, moulding a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing 3n a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing Syn\|Hyper pelmet, valance, valance board framework a structure supporting or containing something 4v furnish with a cornice Hyper furnish, provide, render, supply give something useful or necessary to
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