cornicione — meaning in English

English meaning

• eaves noun The edge of a roof that overhangs the walls of a building.
• jetty noun A narrow structure built out into water, used as a landing place for boats or to protect a shoreline.

Senses

cornicione 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.
• jetty (architecture) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below.

jetty — full definition

1. noun A narrow structure built out into water, used as a landing place for boats or to protect a shoreline.
2. noun A part of a building, usually an upper floor, that projects out over the storey beneath it.
3. adj Deep black, like the mineral jet.

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