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Cornice
Meaning
Noun
●
In Architectural elements:
A
horizontal
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
molding.
●
A
decorative
element
at the
topmost
portion
of certain
pieces of furniture
,
as with
a highboy.
●
In Geography:
An
overhanging
edge
of
snow
on a
ridge
or the
crest
of a
mountain
and along the
sides
of gullies.
Verb
●
To
furnish
or
decorate
with a cornice.
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