noun🔗ShareA horizontal architectural element of a building, projecting forward from the main walls, originally used as a means of directing rainwater away from the building's walls."The old schoolhouse has a decorative cornish that helps protect its brick walls from the rain. "architecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA decorative element applied at the topmost part of the wall of a room, as with a crown molding."The interior designer recommended a simple, white cornish to add elegance to the living room. "architecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA decorative element at the topmost portion of certain pieces of furniture, as with a highboy."The antique highboy featured a beautiful, carved cornish that added elegance to my grandmother's bedroom. "architecturestylebuildingitempartstructurematerialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(mountaineering) An overhanging edge of snow on a ridge or the crest of a mountain and along the sides of gullies."The mountaineers carefully avoided the cornice on the ridge, knowing its weight could cause it to break and trigger an avalanche. "environmentgeologyweathernatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne of several decorative rings around the barrel of a cannon; the next ring from the muzzle backwards."During the cannon restoration project, the apprentice carefully cleaned the accumulated rust from the cornish, revealing the decorative ring near the muzzle. "militarypartweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
