Definition of "Cornice"
Tim Shaw, Real Estate Agent
Coldwell Banker RPM Group - Conway
- Molding forming the top part of a door or window.
- Any wood or plaster molding on an inside wall just below the ceiling. It is ornamental in purpose giving the wall a finished appearance.
- Molded projection attached to and crowning the uppermost portion of an outside wall. The functional purpose of the cornice is to meet the roof and throw off rain water.
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