cor·nice (kôr n s)n. 1. a. A horizontal molded projection that crowns or completes a building or wall. b. The uppermost part of an entablature. 2. The molding at the top of the walls of a room, between the walls and ceiling. 3. An ornamental horizontal molding or frame used to conceal rods, picture hooks, or other devices. tr.v. cor·niced, cor·nic·ing, cor·nic·es To supply, decorate, or finish with or as if with a cornice. [Obsolete French, from Italian, possibly from Latin corn  x, cornc-, crow, from its resemblance to a crow's beak (influenced by Greek kor nis, curved line, flourish).] |
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