cornice Meaning & Definition

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Meaning of cornice In English

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  • In shape it is hexagonal, with shafts at the angles rising into an enriched cornice. 

  • Over each arch attached to the cornice, surrounding the building, there were three grotesque heads. 

  • The afternoon was dark and electric lights burned along the cornice of the room engaged for the shareholders' meeting. 

  • The horizontal lines of the architrave and cornice predominate over the vertical lines of the columns. 

  • The walls were ornamented with the choicest specimens of French paper, enriched with a gilded cornice of elegant design. 

  • Unlike the earlier designs, this building does not have any decoration, although the cornice-like horizontal line below the top storey still remains.

  • Statues, cornices, and balustrades are made of cement, although not always in good taste, and the use of cement is increasing wonderfully fast.

  • The upper part of the ice cliff was consistently corniced, and at only a few spots was the cornice missing.

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