Look up: cornice

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   Cornice
   Decorative projection along the top of a wall.
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   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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   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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   Cornice
   decorative projection along the top of a wall
   Found on http://www.castlexplorer.co.uk/glossary.
   
   
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   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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   Cornice
   Also known as Cove.
   Found on http://www.interbuilders.co.uk/glossary/
   
   
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   Cornice
   A decorative addition to the top and projecting from the face of an internal or external wall.
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   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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   Cornice
   A decorative addition to the top of an external or internal wall..
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    Cornice
    Moulded projection at top of a building. (CORNICE STONE).
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    Cornice
    A moulded ledge, projecting horizontally along the top of a building or feature such as a screen etc.
    Found on http://www.crsbi.ac.uk/crsbi/frglossary.
    
    
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    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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    Cornice
    The horizontal feature that runs across the top of Classical columns and the roof line.
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    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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    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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    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 crown. sEE Crown , and confer Coronis .] (Architecture) Any horizontal, molded or otherwise decorated projection which crowns ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/161
    
    
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    cornice
    noun the topmost projecting part of an entablature
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    cornice
    verb furnish with a cornice
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    cornice
    valance board noun a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing
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    Cornice
    The term `cornice` comes from Italian `cornice`, meaning `ledge.` `Cornice molding` is generally any horizontal decorative molding which crowns any building or furniture element: the cornice over a door or window, for instance, or the cornice around the edge of a pedestal. A simple cornice may be formed just with a crown molding. The function of the projecting cornice is to throw rainwater free of the building`s walls. In residential building p...
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    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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    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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    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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    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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    Cornice
    - Overhang of a pitched roof , usually consisting of a fascia board, a soffit and appropriate trim moldings.
    Found on http://www.homebuildingmanual.com/Glossa