cornice
/ˈkɔːnɪs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkɔːrnɪs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkȯr-nəs How to pronounce cornice (audio) -nish How to pronounce cornice (audio)/ (ame, mw)
cornice — noun
- cornicesingular
- cornicesplural
1. a shaped band or outward ledge placed near a room's ceiling or on a building's u
a shaped band or outward ledge placed near a room's ceiling or on a building's upper edge to make that boundary look finished and decorative
Renata repaired the cracked cornice above the dining room windows.
common location: cornice above interior windows
Workers cleaned the stone cornice before repainting the museum entrance.
collocation: stone cornice
A line of birds rested on the old church cornice at sunset.
Theo chose a simpler cornice to match the low ceiling.
The hotel lobby looked grander after new plaster cornices were installed.
文法句型
a cornice above + window/door
stone cornice
plaster cornice
用法筆記
Usually names the decorative edge itself, whether it runs inside a room at ceiling level or along the upper outside part of a building. For a box that hides curtain hardware above a window, sense 2 is more likely.
常見錯誤
2. a stiff decorative cover fixed above a window to hide the rail, rod, or fittings
a stiff decorative cover fixed above a window to hide the rail, rod, or fittings used to hang curtains
Min ordered a wooden cornice to hide the curtain track.
purpose: hide the curtain track
The designer covered the window cornice with blue fabric.
collocation: window cornice
Jisoo dusted the cornice above the bedroom curtains every week.
A padded cornice softened the sharp lines around the nursery window.
- cornice board
a fuller term for the same rigid window-top covering
- valance
can also hang above a window, but it is often soft fabric rather than a stiff board
文法句型
a cornice above + curtains
window cornice
fabric-covered cornice
用法筆記
Common in interior-decoration writing and product descriptions. Unlike sense 1, this sense is tied specifically to a window treatment and its hidden fittings.
常見錯誤
cornice — verb
- cornicepresent simple I / you / we / they
- cornices3rd person singular
- cornicing-ing form
- cornicedpast simple
1. to add a cornice to a room, doorway, or building so that its upper edge looks fi
to add a cornice to a room, doorway, or building so that its upper edge looks finished and decorative
Builders corniced the new library ceiling with carved plaster panels.
pattern: cornice + ceiling with + material
The restoration team corniced the doorway to match the original hall.
Craft workers corniced the stage front before the festival opened.
Nikhil hired specialists to cornice the shop with painted wood.
文法句型
cornice + room/building/doorway
be corniced with + material
用法筆記
Seen mainly in architecture, restoration, or design writing. Everyday English is more likely to use longer phrases such as 'add a cornice' or 'put up decorative molding'.