cornice
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- In classical architecture
- In modern residential architecture
- Rake
- Types
- Box cornice
- Close cornice
- Open cornice
- Cavetto cornice
- Cornice return
- As window treatment
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- See also
- References
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In architecture, a cornice (from the Italian cornice meaning "ledge") is generally any horizontal decorative moulding that crowns a building or furniture element—for example, the cornice over a door or window, around the top edge of a pedestal, or along the top of an interior wall. A simple cornice may be formed with a crown, as in crown moulding atop an interior wall or above kitchen cabinets or a bookcase.