'Cornice' definitions:
Definition of 'cornice'
(from WordNet)
noun
A decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing [syn: cornice, valance, valance board, pelmet]
noun
A molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall
noun
The topmost projecting part of an entablature
verb
Furnish with a cornice
Definition of 'Cornice'
From: 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]