cor·niche (kôr n sh, kôr-n sh)n. A road that winds along the side of a steep coast or cliff. [Short for French route en corniche : route, road + en, on + corniche, rock ledge, cornice (from Italian cornice; see cornice).] |
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This time the press vernissage coincided with the tail end of the Venice Film Festival, so an intoxicating menage of cinematic and architectural luminaries could be spotted on assorted corniches, landing stages, restaurants and hotel lobbies. The German luxury-car maker has no plans to build any more Corniches after it takes over in three years -- quite a blow for Rolls-Royce, for which the Corniche long has been the flagship car. |
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