| 词汇 | cornice |
| 释义 | cornice noun[ C ] uk /ˈkɔː.nɪs/ us /ˈkɔːr.nɪs/ a decorative border found where the ceiling meets the walls in some rooms and also along the top of some walls and buildings飞檐，上楣 Susan Fisher Plotner/Corbis Documentary/GettyImages Building: interior decoration aesthetic backsplash boho caulk chinoiserie feng shui flock wallpaper flocked wallpaper furbish gesso mood board moulding overdecorate overdecoration paint tablescape tablescaping tiled uncurtained undecorated You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Parts of buildings: walls & parts of walls In shape it is hexagonal, with shafts at the angles rising into an enriched cornice. Over each arch attached to the cornice, surrounding the building, there were three grotesque heads. The afternoon was dark and electric lights burned along the cornice of the room engaged for the shareholders' meeting. The horizontal lines of the architrave and cornice predominate over the vertical lines of the columns. The walls were ornamented with the choicest specimens of French paper, enriched with a gilded cornice of elegant design. cornice | American Dictionarycornice noun[ C ] us/ˈkɔr·nɪs/ a decorative border of wood or stone at the edge of the ceiling of a room or under the roof of a building Examples of cornicecornice Unlike the earlier designs, this building does not have any decoration, although the cornice-like horizontal line below the top storey still remains. Statues, cornices, and balustrades are made of cement, although not always in good taste, and the use of cement is increasing wonderfully fast. The upper part of the ice cliff was consistently corniced, and at only a few spots was the cornice missing. Of these, there would befivefrom floor to cornice; eight to the beams of the ceiling. Here, under the cornice and in between the slats, a square motif is stencilled on the wall. A prominent entablature and cornice accented the building near its summit. Characteristic elements of each were perfected over many years (as columns, capitals, beams, friezes, cornices, etc) and then combined to make coherent and identifiable building types. Peckham acknowledged that opponents had criticized height limits as aesthetic measures, designed to beautify the city by promoting a uniform cornice line. We excluded naming latencies for one picture from the different-gender set (cornice 'frame') because of the high naming inconsistency observed during the familiarization phase. A building of such size, with its horizontal and vertical divisions, needed a crowning cornice to finish it off if it was to fit into its immediate surroundings. He has redecorated the inside of the house, because the wallpaper came away at the corners and round the cornices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We made certain regulations that buildings should not be more than 80 feet to the cornice and 100 feet high in total. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have not said whether they would have preferred the neo-classical style, with cornices and mouldings of that kind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Licences were issued for the necessary repairs to the cornices, balcony, parapet and stucco work generally, including painting to prevent further deterioration by damp penetration. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As a result, there have been instances of squares, terraces, and so on being damaged by the removal of certain architectural ornaments, such as cornices and ironwork. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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