cornice

(kôr′nis)

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

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

transitive verb corniced, cornicing

to top as with a cornice

See cornice in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. 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.

Origin:

Origin: Obsolete French

Origin: , from Italian

Origin: , possibly from Latin cornīx, cornīc-, crow, from its resemblance to a crow's beak (influenced by Greek korōnis, curved line, flourish)

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