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cornice in Persian

قرنیز qarniz

UK/ˈkɔːnɪs//ˈkoɹnɪs/

cornice in Persian: قرنیز (qarniz). In English, cornice means a horizontal architectural element of a building, projecting forward from the main walls, originally used as a means of directing rainwater away from the building's walls.

Persian words for cornice

horizontal architectural element
قرنیز qarniz

English meaning of cornice

  1. noun A horizontal architectural element of a building, projecting forward from the main walls, originally used as a means of directing rainwater away from the building's walls.
  2. noun A decorative element applied at the topmost part of the wall of a room, as with a crown molding.
  3. noun A decorative element at the topmost portion of certain pieces of furniture, as with a highboy.
  4. noun An overhanging edge of snow on a ridge or the crest of a mountain and along the sides of gullies.

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Questions about cornice in Persian

What is the meaning of cornice in Persian?
Cornice in Persian is قرنیز (qarniz).
معنی cornice چیست؟
Cornice: قرنیز (qarniz).
What does cornice mean in English?
Cornice means a horizontal architectural element of a building, projecting forward from the main walls, originally used as a means of directing rainwater away from the building's walls.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cornice (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Persian words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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