- cornice, valance, valance board, pelmet - a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing
--1 is a kind of framework, frame, framing
Derived form: verb cornice1 - cornice - a molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall
--2 is a kind of molding, moulding
- cornice - the topmost projecting part of an entablature
--3 is a kind of projection
--3 is a part of entablatureDerived form: verb cornice1 - cornice - the topmost projecting part of an entablature