cornice

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When auditors came to search Freymond’s desk, the story took a farcical turn: Freymond had tried to dispose of the incriminating papers by stashing them outside his office window, on the cornice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025

In the most superficial way, the addition is a contextual match for the main house—it is white, and it is a similar height, with a cornice and a matching parapet.

From Slate • Aug. 5, 2025

A blast wave is said to have damaged a plastered cornice on the eastern façade but not affected the interior.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025

As your eyes adjust in the dark, unlit details fade in: a coat of aluminum paint on the cornice, a staircase through the curtain, a tracing of mortar among stones in the foundation.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2024

Brooklyn had worked her way uneasily along the cornice and reached the copper drainpipe.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti