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cornice

Meaninga crown

Common meaning: a moulding along a wall top

Journey through time

  1. Latincorona‘a crown’source
  2. Late Latincornicemsource
  3. Italiancornicesource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsa crown → a moulding along a wall topcornice‘a moulding along a wall top’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin corona ‘a crown’.

Roots

Related words

coronet

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