cornice meaning in Tamil
கொடுங்கை
UK/ˈkɔːnɪs//ˈkoɹnɪs/
cornice in Tamil: கொடுங்கை, எழுதகம். 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.
Tamil words for cornice
- கொடுங்கை, எழுதகம்
English meaning of cornice
- 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.
- noun A decorative element applied at the topmost part of the wall of a room, as with a crown molding.
- noun A decorative element at the topmost portion of certain pieces of furniture, as with a highboy.
- 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 Tamil
- What is the meaning of cornice in Tamil?
- Cornice in Tamil is கொடுங்கை, எழுதகம்.
- cornice என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Cornice: கொடுங்கை, எழுதகம்.
- 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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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: cornice (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: cornice (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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