[{"word":"cornices","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A decorative element applied at the topmost part of the wall of a room, as with a crown molding.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A decorative element at the topmost portion of certain pieces of furniture, as with a highboy.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(mountaineering) An overhanging edge of snow on a ridge or the crest of a mountain and along the sides of gullies.","synonyms":["snow cornice"],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["snow cornice"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cornice","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cornices"]}]