Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - cornice
Cornice
cornice
n. 1 Archit. a an ornamental moulding round the wall of a room just below the ceiling. b a horizontal moulded projection crowning a building or structure, esp. the uppermost member of the entablature of an order, surmounting the frieze. 2 Mountaineering an overhanging mass of hardened snow at the edge of a precipice. Derivatives corniced adj. Etymology: F corniche etc. f. It. cornice, perh. f. L cornix -icis crow
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I. noun see: raven Date: 1563 1. the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition, 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, II. transitive verb (~d; cornicing) Date: 1744 to furnish or crown with a ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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