CORNICE

• CORNICE (noun)
  The noun CORNICE has 3 senses:

1. a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing
2. a molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall
3. the topmost projecting part of an entablature

  Familiarity information: CORNICE used as a noun is uncommon.

• CORNICE (verb)
  The verb CORNICE has 1 sense:

1. furnish with a cornice

  Familiarity information: CORNICE used as a verb is very rare.

• CORNICE (noun)

Meaning:

A decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cornice; pelmet; valance; valance board

Hypernyms ("cornice" is a kind of...):

frame; framework; framing (a structure supporting or containing something)

Meaning:

A molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cornice" is a kind of...):

molding; moulding (a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing)

Meaning:

The topmost projecting part of an entablature

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cornice" is a kind of...):

projection (any structure that branches out from a central support)

Holonyms ("cornice" is a part of...):

entablature ((architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof)

• CORNICE (verb)

Meaning:

Furnish with a cornice

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "cornice" is one way to...):

furnish; provide; render; supply (provide or furnish with)

Domain category:

architecture (the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something