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cornice


2cornice

verb
cor·nicedcor·nic·ing

Definition of CORNICE

transitive verb
: to furnish or crown with a cornice

First Known Use of CORNICE

1744

Other Architecture Terms

buttress, casita, fanlight, garret, lintel, parapet, pilaster, plinth

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