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Date: 1500-1600
Language: French
Origin: Italian, perhaps from Greek koronis 'stone put on top of a wall'

cornice

 noun
     
Related topics: Architecture
cor‧nice [countable]
AA wood or plaster that runs along the top edge of a wall, used for decoration:
A carved cornice runs around the high-ceilinged room.
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