1. present participle of cornice; to furnish or decorate with a cornice
Usage: architectural

1. the act or process of installing or constructing cornices; cornices collectively
Usage: architectural
2. a snow formation on a mountain ridge, created by wind depositing snow on the lee side
Usage: mountaineering; geology

Examples

• The contractor finished cornicing the ceiling with ornate plasterwork.
• The cornicing around the top of the building added elegance to the Victorian mansion.
• The workers spent weeks on the cornicing details of the historic renovation.
• A dangerous snow cornice formed along the ridge after the heavy snowfall.
• Climbers must be careful when crossing a cornicing edge on steep slopes.