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corniche definition

cor·niche (kôr nēs̸h)

noun

a roadway that winds along a cliff or steep slope

Etymology: Fr, lit., cornice

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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