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Meanings of cornice in English
Usage of cornice in English
1
Original features like fireplaces, plasterwork and and cornice work await new owners.
2
Rodney was standing upon the cornice at the top of the window.
3
They rested upon the mosaic figures of two evangelists above the cornice.
4
The gilt cornice at the top of her bedroom window was hollow.
5
On one side, its cornice had an obvious and ominously large crack.
6
The modillions of a Corinthian cornice are but elaborated and embellished dentils.
7
Crouched on every window ledge and cornice were hundreds of vile creatures.
8
By a careful examination, we notice a cornice just above the doorway.
9
Above these figures ran a cornice, giving unity to the whole work.
10
Imbert's office at a point between the two screeds of the cornice.
11
The precipice was, however, perpendicular, with a huge snow cornice over-hanging it.
12
Feather mosses overhang in a protective cornice, shielding the interior from rain.
13
Could Brian have hidden his brandy up yonder, behind the mahogany cornice?
14
The stele is always in the form of a door with pyloni-form cornice.
15
On top, the rope sliced deeply into snow the cornice had left behind.
16
The picture molding may be at the bottom of the cornice.
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Cornice across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
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