cornice

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: valancevalance boardpelmet

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casingSynonyms: valancevalance boardpelmet
  2. a molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall
  3. the topmost projecting part of an entablature

Verb (1)

  1. furnish with a cornice
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Webster's Dictionary (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]

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