Cornice

kor′nis, n. ( cla ical arch it. ) the uppermost member of the entablature, surmounting the frieze: plaster mouldings round the ceiling of rooms at its junction with the walls.— v.t. to furnish with a cornice.— p.adj. Cor′niced .— ns. Cor′nice-hook , -pole , -rail , a hook, pole, rail, for hanging pictures, curtains, .— n. Cor′nice-ring , a ring or moulding on a cannon next below the muzzle-ring. [Fr.,—It., perh. Gr. korōnis , a curved line; cf. L. corona .]