crowning moulding

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• cornice — [ kɔ:nɪs] noun 1》 an ornamental moulding round the wall of a room just below the ceiling.     ↘a horizontal moulded projection crowning a building or structure, especially the uppermost member of the entablature of an order, surmounting the… …   English new terms dictionary