Cornice — • The uppermost division of the entablature, the representative of the roof, of an order, consisting of projecting mouldings and blocks, usually divisible into bed moulding, corona, and gutter Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Cornice… … Catholic encyclopedia
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cornice — CORNÍCE s.f. v. cornişă. Trimis de IoanSoleriu, 08.05.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 CORNÍCE s.f. v. cornişă. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN … Dicționar Român
cornice — 1560s, from M.Fr. corniche (16c.) or directly from It. cornice ornamental molding along a wall, perhaps from L. coronis curved line, flourish in writing, from Gk. koronis curved object (see CROWN (Cf. crown)). Perhaps influenced by (or even from) … Etymology dictionary
cornice — [kôr′nis] n. [Fr < It < L coronis, curved line, flourish in writing < Gr korōnis, curved object: see CROWN] 1. a horizontal molding projecting along the top of a wall, building, etc. 2. the top part of an entablature: see ENTABLATURE 3.… … English World dictionary
cornice — s.f. [dal gr. korōnís ídos linea curva, compimento ]. 1. [oggetto variamente sagomato che inquadra un dipinto, una fotografia, uno specchio e sim.] ▶◀ ‖ intelaiatura, telaio. 2. (estens.) [ciò che circonda o limita una superficie] ▶◀ cerchia,… … Enciclopedia Italiana
cornice — ► NOUN 1) an ornamental moulding round the wall of a room just below the ceiling. 2) a horizontal moulded projection crowning a building or structure. DERIVATIVES corniced adjective cornicing noun. ORIGIN Italian, perhaps from Latin cornix crow… … English terms dictionary
Cornice — Not to be confused with Corniche. This article is about the architectural feature. For the overhanging snow form, see Snow cornice. Cornice molding is generally any horizontal decorative molding that crowns any building or furniture element: the… … Wikipedia
cornice — 1cor·nì·ce s.f. 1a. TS arch. membratura orizzontale aggettante che serve a coronare la facciata di un edificio: cornice di gronda Sinonimi: cornicione. 1b. TS arch. elemento orizzontale che inquadra, per esigenze architettoniche, una porta o una… … Dizionario italiano
cornice — /kawr nis/, n., v., corniced, cornicing. n. 1. Archit. a. any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes. b. the uppermost member of a… … Universalium
