Plural of cornice

Forms of cornice

Cornices in a sentence

• Valances, swags, or cornices may be installed over draped walls to enhance the impression of a window treatment.2007, Karla J. Nielson, Interior Textiles: Fabrics, Application, and Historic Style, page 168. From the entry draped
• As a result, many buildings scalped of their cornices in the mid-20th century have been recrowned in the last decade.2007 January 7, Christopher Gray, “Along Broadway, Jettisoned Cornices Are Being Rebuilt”, in New York Times. From the entry recrown
• Here and there you could still stumble across a cobblestone street, across eighteenth-century houses with painted cornices and street mirrors.2004, Rachel Pastan, This Side of Married, →ISBN, page 158. From the entry street mirror
• Any move on to these cornices could only bring disaster.1953, Edmund Hillary, “The Summit”, in The Ascent of Everest, Hodder & Stoughton, →OCLC, page 202. From the entry Kangshung Face

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.

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Questions about the plural of cornice

What is the plural of cornice?

The plural of cornice is cornices.

Is cornice countable?

Cornice is a countable noun.