cornice

«cornice» in Mova's school dictionary: a decorated strip of wood, plaster or stone that runs… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (cornice, cornices)

meaning for a pupil

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 →

sense 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 →
• Gold leaves were carved along the cornice of the palace. tree →
• The room had a white cornice under a bright ceiling. tree →

note

nothing for maths.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «cornice» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.