CORNICED

Etymology

Adjective

corniced (not comparable)

With a cornice.

Antonyms

• uncorniced

Source: Wiktionary


Cor"niced (kr"nst), a.

Definition: Having a cornice.

CORNICE

Cor"nice (kr"ns), n. Etym: [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. corona crown. sEE Crown, and cf. Coronis.] (Arch.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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