CORNICHE Meaning of CORNICHE in English [ 'kɔ:nɪʃ , kɔ:'ni:ʃ ]■ noun a road cut into the edge of a cliff, especially one running along a coast.OriginC19: from Fr. (see cornice ). Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004