Kranz — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cornice noun A projecting horizontal band at the top of a wall, on the outside of a building or inside a room.
- flange noun A projecting rim or edge on an object, used to add strength or attach it to something else.
- wreath noun A ring-shaped arrangement of flowers, leaves, or other material, used for decoration or as a mark of honor or remembrance.
Senses
Kranz is used for these senses in English:
- cornice (architectural element) A 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.
- cornice (furniture) A decorative element at the topmost portion of certain pieces of furniture, as with a highboy.
- flange An external or internal rib or rim, used either to add strength or to hold something in place.
- wreath An ornamental circular band made, for example, of plaited flowers and leaves, and used as decoration; a garland or chaplet, especially one given to a victor.
cornice — full definition
- noun A projecting horizontal band at the top of a wall, on the outside of a building or inside a room.
- noun An overhanging edge of snow along a mountain ridge or crest.
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