Definition of cornice in English English dictionary
The topmost architectural element of a building, projecting forward from the main walls, originally used as a means of directing rainwater away from the building's walls
A decorative element applied at the topmost part of the wall of a room, as with a crown moulding
A decorative element at the topmost portion of certain pieces of furniture, as with a highboy
A cornice is a strip of plaster, wood, or stone which goes along the top of a wall or building. wood or plaster that runs along the top edge of a wall, used for decoration (perhaps from koronis )
The topmost architectural element of a building, projecting forward from the main walls, originally used as a means of directing rainwater away from the buildings walls
The projecting rim surrounding the top of a tallboy, bureau bookcase or any tall item of case furniture
A horizontal projecting course on the exterior of a building, usually at the base of the parapet In residential construction, the 0verhang of a pitched roof at the cave line, usually consisting of a facie board, a soffit for a closed cornice, and appropriate moldings
An overhanging ledge of compacted snow on the leeward edge of a ridge or cliff It is formed by wind currents and represents a hazard because of its inherent instability and tendency to fracture without warning
a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing
Any horizontal, molded or otherwise decorated projection which crowns or finishes the part to which it is affixed; as, the cornice of an order, pedestal, door, window, or house
The exterior detail at the meeting of a wall and a roof overhang; a decorative molding at the intersection of a wall and a ceiling
the uppermost component of the 3-part entablature, resting on the other two components, the architrave (the bottom most portion) and the frieze (the middle portion), forming a continuous eave
the uppermost level of the entablature; also the uppermost level of molding on an internal or external wall
The top course or ornamental crowing member of a wall; that portion of a structure located at the top of the side walls under the eaves
Any projecting ornamental molding that finishes or crowns the top of a building, wall, arch, etc
the topmost projecting part of an entablature a molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing furnish with a cornice