OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 38427

cornice

/ˈkɔːnɪs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
cornisa
A horizontal 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.
It is a large square structure, two and a half stories in height, with a hipped roof rising above a handsome cornice with prominent modillions and surmounted by a balustraded belve…
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