[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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
see also:
crown coronis cornice ring 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
valance valance board pelmet 

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