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a decorative border along the top of a building's exterior wall
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a decorative molding between the ceiling and the top of a wall
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hardened snow that hangs over a ridge or precipice
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a decorative molding between the ceiling and the top of a wall
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hardened snow that hangs over a ridge or precipice
- At last the sleigh bore to the right, drew up at an entrance, and Rostov saw overhead the old familiar cornice with a bit of plaster broken off, the porch, and the post by the side of the pavement.Book Four — 1806 (2% in)
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