n. [ F. corniche, It. cornice, LL. coronix, cornix, fr. L. coronis a curved line, a flourish with the pen at the end of a book or chapter, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;; akin to L. corona crown. sEE Crown, and cf. Coronis. ] (Arch.) Any horizontal, molded or otherwise decorated projection which crowns or finishes the part to which it is affixed;
Cornice ring,
a. Having a cornice. [ 1913 Webster ]