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# cornice

noun (cornice, cornices)

«cornice» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A cornice is a decorated strip of wood, plaster or stone that runs along the top of a wall, just under the ceiling or roof. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cornice/#m1)

### In the lessons

in old houses and stories, the carved ledge at the top of a room or building, where ornaments or carved faces could be found.

### Examples

- The painter climbed the ladder to paint the cornice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cornice/#x1)
- Gold leaves were carved along the cornice of the palace. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cornice/#x2)
- The room had a white cornice under a bright ceiling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cornice/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## In Jewish tradition

Not found in the text lines given. It means a decorated top edge of a wall or building. In the primary lessons: in old houses and stories, the carved ledge at the top of a room or building, where ornaments or carved faces could be found.

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cornice» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cornice/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cornice» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cornice.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «cornice» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cornice/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cornice» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/cornice.html) on Mova free.