CORNICE


Meaning of CORNICE in English

[ 'kɔ:nɪs ]

■ noun

1》 an ornamental moulding round the wall of a room just below the ceiling.

↘a horizontal moulded projection crowning a building or structure, especially the uppermost member of the entablature of an order, surmounting the frieze.

2》 an overhanging mass of hardened snow at the edge of a mountain precipice.

Derivatives

~d adjective

cornicing noun

Origin

C16: from Fr. corniche , from Ital. ~ , perh. from L. cornix 'crow' (cf. corbel ), but influenced by Gk korōnis 'coping stone'.

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