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▸ noun:  (architecture) 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:  (geography, mountaineering) An overhanging edge of snow on a ridge or the crest of a mountain and along the sides of gullies.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To furnish or decorate with a cornice.






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