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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Cornice \Cor"nice\ (k?r"n?s), n. [F. corniche, It. cornice, LL.
     coronix, cornix, fr. L. coronis a curved line, a flourish
     with the pen at the end of a book or chapter, Gr. ???; akin
     to L. corona crown. sEE Crown, and cf. Coronis.] (Arch.)
     Any horizontal, molded or otherwise decorated projection
     which crowns or finishes the part to which it is affixed; as,
     the cornice of an order, pedestal, door, window, or house.
     --Gwilt.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Cornice ring, the ring on a cannon next behind the muzzle
        ring.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Cornice \Cor"nice\ (k?r"n?s), n. [F. corniche, It. cornice, LL.
     coronix, cornix, fr. L. coronis a curved line, a flourish
     with the pen at the end of a book or chapter, Gr. ???; akin
     to L. corona crown. sEE Crown, and cf. Coronis.] (Arch.)
     Any horizontal, molded or otherwise decorated projection
     which crowns or finishes the part to which it is affixed; as,
     the cornice of an order, pedestal, door, window, or house.
     --Gwilt.
  
     Cornice ring, the ring on a cannon next behind the muzzle
        ring.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  cornice
       n 1: a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the
            top of a window casing [syn: valance, valance board,
             pelmet]
       2: a molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a
          wall
       3: the topmost projecting part of an entablature
       v : furnish with a cornice

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  cornice
     Αγγλικά n.
     (ετ αρχιτ en) η κορωνίδα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  cornice
     Latin n.
     (inflection of la cōrnīx  abl s)
     n.
     1 (lb en architectural element) 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.
     2 A decorative element applied at the topmost part of the wall of a
  room, as with a crown molding.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To furnish or decorate with a cornice#Noun.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  cornice
     n.
     1 (lb en architectural element) 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.
     2 A decorative element applied at the topmost part of the wall of a
  room, as with a crown molding.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To furnish or decorate with a cornice#Noun.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  cornice
     Latin n.
     (inflection of la cōrnīx  abl s)
     n.
     1 (lb en architectural element) 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.
     2 A decorative element applied at the topmost part of the wall of a
  room, as with a crown molding.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To furnish or decorate with a cornice#Noun.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  cornice
     Latin n.
     (inflection of la cōrnīx  abl s)
     n.
     1 (lb en architectural element) 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.
     2 A decorative element applied at the topmost part of the wall of a
  room, as with a crown molding.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To furnish or decorate with a cornice#Noun.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  cornice
     Englanti n.
     1 (''klassisessa arkkitehtuurissa'') korniisi
     2 karniisi, kattolista; muu vaakasuora koristelista
     3 (koristeellinen) räystäs, räystäsuloke
     4 verholauta, kappalauta (puinen, metallinen kappa)
     5 roikkuva lumikieleke

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Cornice /kˈɔːnɪs/
  الإفريز

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  cornice /kˈɔːnɪs/ 
  корни́з
  horizontal architectural element

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  cornice /kˈɔːnɪs/ 
  římsa

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  cornice /kˈɔːnɪs/
  garnýž

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  cornice /kˈɔːnɪs/
  Eckleiste 
   see: cornices, coved cornice
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  cornice /kˈɔːnɪs/
  Gesims , Sims  [arch.]
   see: string cornice, principal cornice, principal moulding
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  cornice /kˈɔːnɪs/ 
  korniisi
  horizontal architectural element

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  cornice /kˈɔːnɪs/ 
  1. दीवार~का~नोकीला~कोना, कारनिस
        "They gave beautiful two step cornice at parapet wall."

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  cornice /kˈɔːnɪs/
  1. csatornapárkány
  2. fôpárkány
  3. szekrénypárkány
  4. hópárkány
  5. párkányzat
  6. mennyezetpárkány
  7. párkánykoszorú
  8. karnis

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  cornice /kˈɔːnɪs/ 
  コーニス
  horizontal architectural element

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  cornice /kˈɔːnɪs/ 
  kornisch, taklist
  horizontal architectural element

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  cornice /kˈɔːnɪs/
  1. korniş
  2. (mim.) geniş silme. corn poppy gelincik çiçeği, (bot.) Papaver rhoeas.

From italiano-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-bul ]

  cornice //korˈnit͡ʃe// 
  корни́з
  }

From italiano-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-ell ]

  cornice //korˈnit͡ʃe// 
  κορωνίδα
  }

From italiano-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-fin ]

  cornice //korˈnit͡ʃe// 
  korniisi
  }

From italiano-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-jpn ]

  cornice //korˈnit͡ʃe// 
  コーニス
  }

From italiano-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-pol ]

  cornice //korˈnit͡ʃe// 
  gzyms
  }

From italiano-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-por ]

  cornice //korˈnit͡ʃe// 
  moldura
  }

From italiano-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-rus ]

  cornice //korˈnit͡ʃe// 
  карни́з
  }

From italiano-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-swe ]

  cornice //korˈnit͡ʃe// 
  kornisch
  }

From italiano-Türkçe FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-tur ]

  cornice //korˈnit͡ʃe// 
  korniş
  }

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 壁带,柱带;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 壁带,柱带
     vt. 装檐口

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