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CORNICE (Fr. corniche, Ital. cornice) , in architecture, theSee also: projection at the top of a See also: wall, which is provided to throw off the rain See also: water from the roof, beyond the face of the See also: building
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As employed in classic architecture it forms the upper See also: part of the entablature of an See also: order, and is there subdivided into See also: bed See also: mould, See also: corona and cymatium
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The See also: term is also generally applied to any moulding projection which crowns the feature to which it is attached; thus doors and windows, internally as well as externally, have each their cornice, and the same applies to pieces of furniture (see also See also: MASONRY)
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