cornicedadj.
/ˈkɔːnɪst/, U.S. /ˈkɔrnɪst/ 1. Having a cornice, adorned with a cornice.
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incornisheda1684
corniced1820
1820 J. Keats Lamia i, in Lamia & Other Poems 24 In the corniced shade Of some arch'd temple door.
1870 B. Disraeli Lothair (new ed.) lxix. 369 The proud palaces of Rome, their corniced and balconied fronts.
2. Having a cornice (sense 3b).
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the world > the earth > water > ice > land ice > [adjective] > overhanging accumulation on ridge or cliff-face
corniced1950
1950 tr. Mountaineering Handbk. vii. 77 If you have to descend to a face from a corniced ridge, choose again the place with the smallest cornice and the least overhang.
1959 S. Clark Puma's Claw v. 63 From its corniced edge cascades of sparkling seracs..fell like the pleats and folds of a curtain.
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