Cornice

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cornice
       n 1: a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the
            top of a window casing [syn: {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 : furnish with a cornice