A cornice's horizontal molded projection that completes a building or wall; or the upper slanting part of an entablature. The term cornice comes from Italian cornice, meaning “ledge.” Cornice molding's generally any horizontal decorative molding which crowns any building or furniture element: the cornice over a door or window, for instance, or the cornice around the edge of a pedestal. A simple cornice may be formed just with a crown molding. The function of the projecting cornice's… (More on Cornice)