cornice

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

Perhaps from Latin cornix, 'crow', influenced by Ancient Greek κορωνίς (koronis, “crown”).

Noun

cornice (plural cornices)

Cornice, Wainwright Bldg, St. Louis (Louis Sullivan)

1. (architecture) The topmost 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 moulding.
3. A decorative element at the topmost portion of certain pieces of furniture, as with a highboy.

Translations

the topmost architectural element of a building used as a means of directing rainwater away from the building's walls

Greek: κορωνίδα (el) (koronída) f. Polish: gzyms m.

Russian: карниз (ru) (karníz) m. Spanish: cornisa (es) f.

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Bulgarian: корниз (bg) French: corniche (fr) f. Italian: cornice (it) f.

Spanish: cornisa (es) f.

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Italian

Noun

cornice f. (plural cornici)

1. frame
2. cornice
3. ledge
4. background, setting

Derived terms

• incorniciare

Anagrams

• riccone

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Latin

Noun

cornīce

1. ablative singular of cornix