Look up: cornice

1. Cornice
   In architecture a cornice is any horizontal, moulded or otherwise decorated projection which crowns or finishes the part to which it is affixed; as for example the cornice of an order, pedestal, door, window, or house. In classic architecture each of the orders has its peculiar cornice.
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2. Cornice
   Decorative projection along the top of a wall.
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3. cornice
   an overhanging accumulation of ice and wind-blown snow, characteristically found on the edge of a ridge or cliff face.
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4. cornice
   [n] - a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing 2. [n] - a molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall 3. [n] - the topmost projecting part of an entablature 4. [v] - furnish with a cornice, as in architecture
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5. Cornice
   decorative projection along the top of a wall
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6. Cornice
   A cornice is an ornamental molding, or composition of two or more moldings, located at the exterior wall-roof junction of a building, beneath the eaves, or beneath the sloping ends of a gable roof.
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7. Cornice
   Also known as Cove.
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8. Cornice
   A decorative addition to the top and projecting from the face of an internal or external wall.
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9. cornice
   The uppermost component of the 3 parts of an entablature, resting on the other 2 components, the architrave (the lowermost portion) and the frieze (the middle portion), forming a continuous eave.
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10. Cornice
    A decorative addition to the top of an external or internal wall..
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11. Cornice
    Moulded projection at top of a building. (CORNICE STONE).
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12. Cornice
    A moulded ledge, projecting horizontally along the top of a building or feature such as a screen etc.
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13. Cornice
    A horizontal projecting course on the exterior of a building, usually at the base of the parapet. In residential construction, the overhang of a pitched roof at the cave line, usually consisting of a facie board, a soffit for a closed cornice, and appropriate moldings.
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14. Cornice
    The horizontal feature that runs across the top of Classical columns and the roof line.
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15. Cornice
    In architecture, it is the projecting upper section of an entablature. Also a term for any crowning projecting moulding that runs around the top of a building or the wall of a room.
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16. cornice
    The decorative projection or moulding above a frieze in architecture or topping a piece of furniture such as a bookcase, cabinet or the tester of a bedstead.
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17. Cornice
    Cor'nice noun [ French corniche , Italian cornice , Late Latin coronix , cornix , from Latin coronis a curved line, a flourish with the pen at the end of a book or chapter, Greek .........; akin to Latin corona...
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18. cornice
    noun the topmost projecting part of an entablature
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19. cornice
    verb furnish with a cornice
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20. cornice
    valance board noun a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing
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21. Cornice
    • (n.) Any horizontal, molded or otherwise decorated projection which crowns or finishes the part to which it is affixed; as, the cornice of an order, pedestal, door, window, or house.
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22. cornice
    in architecture, the decorated projection at the top of a wall provided to protect the wall face or to ornament and finish the eaves. The term is ... [2 related articles]
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23. Cornice
    A horizontal molding or group of moldings crowning the top, or crown, of a cabinet or other furniture. Commonly found on hutches, curios or cupboards.
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24. cornice
    a shallow, box-like structure, usually made of wood, fastened across the top of a window to conceal the drapery hardware
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25. Cornice
    - Overhang of a pitched roof , usually consisting of a fascia board, a soffit and appropriate trim moldings.
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