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cornice

horizontal decorative molding that crowns a building or furniture
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cornice

Summary

cornice ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,005 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • cornice is a type of architectural element[2].
  • cornice is part of entablature[3].
  • cornice's Commons category is recorded as Cornices[4].
  • cornice's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cornices[5].
  • cornice's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[6].
  • cornice's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[7].
  • cornice's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8].
  • cornice's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • cornice's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • cornice's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[11].

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Definition and Type

cornice is a type of architectural element[2].

Use and Application

cornice is part of entablature[3].

Why It Matters

cornice ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,005 views/month).[1] cornice has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] cornice is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · O Breixo · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Enciclopedia galega universal id → 105937
    Part of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Cornices
    Aliases → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P13613]]: 105937"
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