cornice
/ˈkɔːnɪs/noun
1
- an ornamental moulding round the wall of a room just below the ceiling（装饰性）飞檐; 檐口。
1.1
- a horizontal moulded projection crowning a building or structure, especially the uppermost member of the entablature of an order, surmounting the frieze檐板; 上楣。
2
- an overhanging mass of hardened snow at the edge of a mountain precipice雪檐（指冻结在悬崖边缘的冰雪块）。
派生词
corniced
adjectivecornicing
noun词源
mid 16th cent.: from French corniche, from Italian cornice, perhaps from Latin cornix 'crow' （compare with CORBEL）, but influenced by Greek korōnis 'coping stone'.