Definition of Cornices. Meaning of Cornices. Synonyms of Cornices

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Definition of Cornices

Cornice
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. Cornice ring, the ring on a cannon next behind the muzzle ring.

Meaning of Cornices from wikipedia

- considered cornices. Eaves are primarily functional and not necessarily decorative, while cornices have a decorative aspect. A building's projecting cornice may...
- avalanche safety, cornices are a high avalanche danger as they often break and trigger larger avalanches that permeate several snow layers. Cornices are particularly...
- window cornice is an ornamental framework of wood or composition to which window curtains are attached by rods with rings or hooks. Cornices are often...
- Immagine in Cornice, Italian for "picture in a frame", is a live concert film do****enting the 2006 five-concert tour of Italy by the American alternative...
- Cornice Peak may refer to any of three mountain peaks in British Columbia and Alberta: Cornice Peak (Canadian Rockies), in the Continental Ranges of the...
- route à corniche or "road on a ledge", itself derived from the Italian cornice, for "ledge". Three famed corniche roads of the Côte d'Azur in the French...
- triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the cornice (an elaborated lintel), or entablature if supported by columns. In ancient...
- element of decoration in classical architecture, the prominent cavetto cornice is a common feature of the ancient architecture of Egypt and the Ancient...
- BGLE under Rymill. So named in 1954 by the UK-APC because a prominent cornice overhangs the ice cliff on the Galindez Island side of the channel. Alberts...
- Cornice Peak, 2093 m (6867 feet), is a mountain in the Kitimat Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the west side...