cornice
cornicing
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present participleof cornice.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Running along the edge, where the ceiling meets the walls is block cornicing, which Phramaha Prasert said was so that the temple remained "sympathetic to its Edinburgh location".
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2022
Somewhere, someone is running a judgemental finger along your cornicing.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 23, 2018
Gaston Hall itself, with its elaborately painted walls, stained glass windows and wood cornicing is named after William Gaston, the college’s first student, who owned numerous slaves but also supported the abolition of slavery.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 1, 2016
Yanique makes it clear from the beginning that she is not interested in the framing and cornicing of realism.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 11, 2014
The walls and ceilings were peppermint, and here and there, you’d see a bit of fishing net, or a rotted piece from a boat stuck up high near the cornicing.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
