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Definition
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
- From this vantage point she could see the upper floors of the old apartment buildings that lined the avenue, elaborately carved with gargoyles and ornamental cornices.Chapter 10 (61% in)
- The four of them had taken shelter under a carved stone cornice.Chapter 18 (56% in)
There are no more uses of "cornice" in City of Bones.
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