cornice

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  Language: English
  • • Substantive
    • ►▼ cornice[Edit] : The topmost projecting architectural element of a building, originally used as an ornament or as a means of directing rainwater away from the building's walls.
      • ►▼ Lexical annotations

        Property	Value
        word class	substantive

      • ►▼ Definition

        Language	Text
        Castilian	Parte superior y más saliente del techo u ornamente de una fachada.
        English	The topmost projecting architectural element of a building, originally used as an ornament or as a means of directing rainwater away from the building's walls.
        Italian	Cornice sporgente posta sotto il tetto a riparo o ornamento di una facciata.

      • ►▼ Synonyms and translations

        	Expression		Annotation
        	Language	Spelling
        	Arabic	إفريز	show ▼hide ▲
        	Bulgarian	външен корниз	show ▼hide ▲
        	Castilian	cornisa	show ▼hide ▲
        	Finnish	reunuslista	show ▼hide ▲
        	Finnish	räystäs	show ▼hide ▲
        	French	corniche	show ▼hide ▲
        	Georgian	კარნიზი	show ▼hide ▲
        	Georgian	ლავგარდანი	show ▼hide ▲
        	German	Kranzgesims	show ▼hide ▲
        	Italian	cornicione	show ▼hide ▲
        	Persian	رُخبام	show ▼hide ▲
        	Polish	gzyms	show ▼hide ▲
        	Portuguese	cornija	show ▼hide ▲

      • ►▼ Semantic annotations

        Property	Value
        Image from Commons	DecorazioneASquame
        Image from Commons	Mallory Hotel detail - Portland Oregon

      • ►▼ Collection membership

        Collection
        Destination Italy