noun

1. a horizontal molding projecting along the top of a wall, building, etc.
2. the top part of an entablature
3. a projecting, decorative strip above a window, designed to keep a curtain rod from showing

Etymology: Fr < It < L coronis, curved line, flourish in writing < Gr korōnis, curved object: see crown

transitive verb corniced -·niced, cornicing -·nic·ing