Cornice

Cornice

A moulded projecting stone at the top of an entablature or at the meeting of a roof and wall.

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cornice

History; Medieval

horizontal projection at the top of a wall.

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Education; SAT vocabulary

An ornamental molding running round the walls of a room close to the ceiling.

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A molding or ornamentation that projects from the top of a building.

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Topmost molding of a clock case. The 833-W is a great example of a well-defined cornice.

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