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Rarecornice
The correct spelling is cornice.
How to pronounce cornice
noun
Say it like: Cor-nis-e
The correct spelling is cornice. A horizontal architectural element of a building, projecting forward from the main walls, originally used as a means of directing rainwater away from the building's walls.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A horizontal architectural element of a building, projecting forward from the main walls, originally used as a means of directing rainwater away from the building's walls.
- 2.A decorative element applied at the topmost part of the wall of a room, as with a crown molding.
- 3.A decorative element at the topmost portion of certain pieces of furniture, as with a highboy.
- 4.(mountaineering) An overhanging edge of snow on a ridge or the crest of a mountain and along the sides of gullies.
verb
- 1.To furnish or decorate with a cornice.
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