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Corniche
Corniche
meaning
kôr'nĭsh, kôr-nēsh'
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A road that winds along the side of a steep coast or cliff.
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A roadway that winds along a cliff or steep slope.
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A
road
built on a
ledge
(cliff),
especially
along water (a river, sea, etc).
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Origin of corniche
Short for
French
route en corniche
route
road
en
on
corniche
rock ledge, cornice
(
from
Italian
cornice
cornice
)
From
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From
French
corniche
(“ledge”).
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Words near corniche in the Dictionary
cornic-acid
cornice
cornice rings
cornice-ring
corniced
cornices
corniche
corniches
cornichon
cornichons
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