cornice
noun
- a horizontal molding projecting along the top of a wall, building, etc.
- the top part of an entablature
- a projecting, decorative strip above a window, designed to keep a curtain rod from showing
transitive verb corniced, cornicing
to top as with a cornice
See cornice in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kôrˈnĭs)
nouna. A horizontal molded projection that crowns or completes a building or wall.
b. The uppermost part of an entablature.
- The molding at the top of the walls of a room, between the walls and ceiling.
- An ornamental horizontal molding or frame used to conceal rods, picture hooks, or other devices.
transitive verb cor·niced,
cor·nic·ing,
cor·nic·es To supply, decorate, or finish with or as if with a cornice.
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