| cornice May 29th 2013, 00:24 | | | | Line 9: | Line 9: | | | [[Image:Louis Sullivan - cornice detail - Wainwright Building, Seventh + Chestnut Streets, Saint Louis, St. Louis City County, MO.jpg |thumb|right|150px|'''Cornice, Wainwright Bldg, St. Louis (Louis Sullivan)''']] | | [[Image:Louis Sullivan - cornice detail - Wainwright Building, Seventh + Chestnut Streets, Saint Louis, St. Louis City County, MO.jpg |thumb|right|150px|'''Cornice, Wainwright Bldg, St. Louis (Louis Sullivan)''']] | | | | | | | − | # {{architecture}} 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. See also: [[eaves]], [[fascia]]. | + | # {{architecture}} 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. See also: [[eaves]], [[fascia]]. | | | # A decorative element applied at the topmost part of the wall of a room, as with a crown moulding. | | # A decorative element applied at the topmost part of the wall of a room, as with a crown moulding. | | | + | #*{{quote-book|year=1963|author={{w|Margery Allingham}} | | | + | |title={{w|The China Governess}} | | | + | |chapter=1|url=http://openlibrary.org/works/OL2004261W | | | + | |passage=The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. […] The bed was the most extravagant piece. Its graceful cane halftester rose high towards the '''cornice''' and was so festooned in carved white wood that the effect was positively insecure, as if the great couch were trimmed with icing sugar.}} | | | # A decorative element at the topmost portion of certain pieces of furniture, as with a [[highboy]]. | | # A decorative element at the topmost portion of certain pieces of furniture, as with a [[highboy]]. | | | | | |
Latest revision as of 00:24, 29 May 2013 English [edit] Wikipedia Etymology [edit] Perhaps from Latin cornix, 'crow', influenced by Ancient Greek κορωνίς (koronis, "crown"). cornice (plural cornices)  Cornice, Wainwright Bldg, St. Louis (Louis Sullivan) - (architecture) 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. See also: eaves, fascia.
- A decorative element applied at the topmost part of the wall of a room, as with a crown moulding.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 1, The China Governess[1]:
- The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. […] The bed was the most extravagant piece. Its graceful cane halftester rose high towards the cornice and was so festooned in carved white wood that the effect was positively insecure, as if the great couch were trimmed with icing sugar.
- A decorative element at the topmost portion of certain pieces of furniture, as with a highboy.
Translations [edit] the topmost architectural element of a building used as a means of directing rainwater away from the building's walls - The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.
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Italian [edit] cornice f (plural cornici) - frame
- cornice
- ledge
- background, setting
Derived terms [edit] Anagrams [edit]
cornīce - ablative singular of cornix
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