Definition of "cornices" [cornices]

• Plural form of cornice. (noun)

Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

• "While landmarks commission members went over the existing building's architectural features such as cornices and colonnades, some in the audience of about 60 at Pace University in lower Manhattan held signs telegraphing their opposition."
• "Fragments such as cornices, frames, pilaster bases, and Corinthian pilaster capitals bore reliefs."
• "He understood how to contrast wide unbroken surfaces with certain important parts of his _ensemble_, such as cornices, plinths, and especially doorways."