cornice

1 of 2

noun

cor·nice ˈkȯr-nəs How to pronounce cornice (audio)

-nish

: the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration

: a top course that crowns a wall

: a decorative band of metal or wood used to conceal curtain fixtures

: an overhanging mass of windblown snow or ice usually on a ridge

cornice

2 of 2

verb

corniced; cornicing

transitive verb

: to furnish or crown with a cornice

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Another has a snug terrace nestled against the structure’s ornate stone cornice — 11 floors above Market Street.

John King, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 May 2022 And a fancy computer router was replicating an 1870 cornice (in PVC, not wood) for a restoration of a nearby East Biddle Street rowhouse.

Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 21 May 2022 Here, red is the standout shade, reminiscent of a vintage train carriage with a sweeping red sofa wrapping the room, red walls, and a deep-red ceiling with gold cornice details.

Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2022 The living room features a Greek pattern etched into the cornice that runs to the elliptical bay in the center of the room.

Eric Piasecki, Town & Country, 3 Feb. 2022 The angle of my bridge and the curvature of the snout itself create a steep slope to a cornice—perfect for sending poorly fit coverings off the edge.

Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 11 Dec. 2020 But at this point, the space has been studied within an inch of its life, and no formal maintenance or even basic crack-monitoring program is in place, notwithstanding the fissures that run through the ceiling’s curved cornice.

New York Times, 21 May 2021 The lime-green paint that accents the zigzagging cornice remains, faded but intact.

John King, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Nov. 2021 Another tower, a mansard roof and a stone cornice were also later taken off.

Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Nov. 2021

Verb

To match the profile and ornamentation of the lost cornice, which features rosettes alternating with concave brackets, Allen photographed the sister cornice at 31 Greene.

John Freeman Gill, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2020 Similarly he had missing sections of hand carved cornicing restored.

Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, 2 May 2018 Similarly he had missing sections of hand carved cornicing restored.

Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, 2 May 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

earlier cornish, borrowed from Middle French corniche, borrowed from Italian cornice "cornice on a column," earlier, "ledge projecting from a rock wall," perhaps going back to Latin cornīc-, cornīx "crow" (assuming a figurative sense "projection, something jutting out" in Vulgar Latin), derivative (with -īc-, -ix, particularizing suffix), from a base *kor-n-, perhaps from the oblique of an n-stem *kor-ōn seen in Greek korṓnē "crow"; the base *kor- "corvid," with different suffixation, seen also in Umbrian curnaco "crow," Greek korak-, kórax "raven," Latin corvus "raven," and, if going back to Indo-European *ḱor-, Russian soróka "magpie," Polish sroka, Serbian & Croatian svrȁka (with secondary -v-), Lithuanian šárka (from Balto-Slavic *ḱor-Hk-), Sanskrit śāri- "kind of bird"

Note: For an association between something projecting and a corvid cf. the etymology of corbel entry 1. Italian cornice has also been seen as an outcome of Greek korōnid-, korōnís "crook-beaked, curved, curved pen stroke, copestone (in the lexicographer Hesychius)," though phonologically this is implausible. The base *kor-/*ḱor- is ultimately onomatopoeic, perhaps an expansion of *kr-, the initial of other independently derived Indo-European words for corvid birds (cf. crow entry 1, raven entry 1).

Verb

derivative of cornice entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1744, in the meaning defined above

单词	cornice
释义	cornice 1 of 2 noun cor·nice ˈkȯr-nəs -nish 1 a : the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration b : a top course that crowns a wall 2 : a decorative band of metal or wood used to conceal curtain fixtures 3 : an overhanging mass of windblown snow or ice usually on a ridge Illustration of cornice c cornice 1a cornice 2 of 2 verb corniced; cornicing transitive verb : to furnish or crown with a cornice Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Noun Another has a snug terrace nestled against the structure’s ornate stone cornice — 11 floors above Market Street. John King, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 May 2022 And a fancy computer router was replicating an 1870 cornice (in PVC, not wood) for a restoration of a nearby East Biddle Street rowhouse. Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 21 May 2022 Here, red is the standout shade, reminiscent of a vintage train carriage with a sweeping red sofa wrapping the room, red walls, and a deep-red ceiling with gold cornice details. Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2022 The living room features a Greek pattern etched into the cornice that runs to the elliptical bay in the center of the room. Eric Piasecki, Town & Country, 3 Feb. 2022 The angle of my bridge and the curvature of the snout itself create a steep slope to a cornice—perfect for sending poorly fit coverings off the edge. Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 11 Dec. 2020 But at this point, the space has been studied within an inch of its life, and no formal maintenance or even basic crack-monitoring program is in place, notwithstanding the fissures that run through the ceiling’s curved cornice. New York Times, 21 May 2021 The lime-green paint that accents the zigzagging cornice remains, faded but intact. John King, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Nov. 2021 Another tower, a mansard roof and a stone cornice were also later taken off. Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Nov. 2021 Verb To match the profile and ornamentation of the lost cornice, which features rosettes alternating with concave brackets, Allen photographed the sister cornice at 31 Greene. John Freeman Gill, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2020 Similarly he had missing sections of hand carved cornicing restored. Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, 2 May 2018 Similarly he had missing sections of hand carved cornicing restored. Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, 2 May 2018 See More Word History Etymology Noun earlier cornish, borrowed from Middle French corniche, borrowed from Italian cornice "cornice on a column," earlier, "ledge projecting from a rock wall," perhaps going back to Latin cornīc-, cornīx "crow" (assuming a figurative sense "projection, something jutting out" in Vulgar Latin), derivative (with -īc-, -ix, particularizing suffix), from a base kor-n-, perhaps from the oblique of an n-stem kor-ōn seen in Greek korṓnē "crow"; the base kor- "corvid," with different suffixation, seen also in Umbrian curnaco* "crow," Greek korak-, kórax "raven," Latin corvus "raven," and, if going back to Indo-European ḱor-, Russian soróka* "magpie," Polish sroka, Serbian & Croatian svrȁka (with secondary -v-), Lithuanian šárka (from Balto-Slavic ḱor-Hk-), Sanskrit śāri-* "kind of bird" Note: For an association between something projecting and a corvid cf. the etymology of corbel entry 1. Italian cornice has also been seen as an outcome of Greek korōnid-, korōnís "crook-beaked, curved, curved pen stroke, copestone (in the lexicographer Hesychius)," though phonologically this is implausible. The base kor-/ḱor- is ultimately onomatopoeic, perhaps an expansion of kr-, the initial of other independently derived Indo-European words for corvid birds (cf. crow entry 1, raven entry 1). Verb derivative of cornice entry 1 First Known Use Noun 1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb 1744, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition cornice noun cor·nice ˈkȯr-nəs 1 : an ornamental piece that forms the top edge of the front of a building or pillar 2 : an ornamental molding placed where the walls meet the ceiling of a room cornice noun as in frieze* Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance frieze entablature architrave pilaster arch capital pillar socle column shaft shore reinforcement prop cantilever bracket mount brace mounting shoring girder support buttress spur truss underpinning frame tribune stay bolster rostrum foot peg platform dais podium plinth foundation stand strut crutch bearing stanchion post stage stake pedestal stilt base
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