cor|nice

cor|nice «KR nihs», noun, verb, -niced, -nic|ing.

–n.

1. a) an ornamental molding that projects along the top of a wall, pillar, or side of a building. b) the top part of an entablature, resting on and projecting over the frieze.

2. a molding, usually of wood or plaster, around the walls of a room just below the ceiling.

3. any one of various other ornamental moldings, as for concealing a curtain rod or otherwise decorating the top of a window.

4. an overhanging mass of ice and snow at the edge of a mountain ridge.

–v.t.

to build or finish with a cornice.

╂[< French corniche < Italian cornice < Greek korōnís something bent]