单词 | cornice |
释义 | cornice n.   1. Archit. a an ornamental moulding round the wall of a room just below the ceiling. b a horizontal moulded projection crowning a building or structure, esp. the uppermost member of the entablature of an order, surmounting the frieze.   2. Mountaineering an overhanging mass of hardened snow at the edge of a precipice. Derivatives corniced adj. Etymology: F corniche etc. f. It. cornice, perh. f. L cornix -icis crow |
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