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, , <br /> cornice <br /> [kawr-nis] <br /> Spell Syllables <br /> • Word Origin <br /> noun <br /> l. <br /> Architecture. <br /> 1. any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other <br /> construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes. <br /> 2. the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, <br /> and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed <br /> molding and the corona. <br /> 2. <br /> any of various other ornamental horizontal moldings or bands, as for concealing hooks or rods <br /> from which curtains are hung or for supporting picture hooks. <br /> 3. <br /> a mass of snow, ice, etc., projecting over a mountain ridge. <br />