cornice

2 definitions found

cornice - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cornice \Cor"nice\ (k?r"n?s), n. [F. corniche, It. cornice, LL.
     coronix, cornix, fr. L. coronis a curved line, a flourish
     with the pen at the end of a book or chapter, Gr. ???; akin
     to L. corona crown. sEE Crown, and cf. Coronis.] (Arch.)
     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.
     --Gwilt.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Cornice ring, the ring on a cannon next behind the muzzle
        ring.
        [1913 Webster]

cornice - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cornice
      n 1: a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the
           top of a window casing [syn: cornice, valance, valance board
           , pelmet]
      2: a molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a
         wall
      3: the topmost projecting part of an entablature
      v 1: furnish with a cornice