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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cor•nice /ˈkɔrnɪs/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Architectureany prominent molded piece, such as a strip of plaster that sticks out on the top of a wall or doorway.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cor•nice (kôr′nis),USA pronunciation n., v., -niced, -nic•ing. n. - Architecture
- any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.
- the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
- Architectureany of various other ornamental horizontal moldings or bands, as for concealing hooks or rods from which curtains are hung or for supporting picture hooks.
- Geology, Meteorologya mass of snow, ice, etc., projecting over a mountain ridge.
v.t. - Architectureto furnish or finish with a cornice.
- Latin cornix); for the meaning, compare Greek koró̄nē crow, crown
- Italian: literally, crow (
- 1555–65
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cornice /ˈkɔːnɪs/ n - the top projecting mouldings of an entablature
- a continuous horizontal projecting course or moulding at the top of a wall, building, etc
- an overhanging ledge of snow formed by the wind on the edge of a mountain ridge, cliff, or corrie
Etymology: 16th Century: 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 |