cornice
/ˈkɔːnɪs/noun
उच्चारण कॉर्निस
कंगनी, कार्निस
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a decorative border around the top of the walls in a room or on the outside walls of a building
कंगनी, कार्निस
- a carved cornice
- The painter carefully repaired the cornice at the top of the hall.
- Pigeons built their nests on the cornice of the old railway station.
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- The cornice of the palace was decorated with tiny stone flowers.
- Workers on tall ladders cleaned the cornice before the wedding.
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?Which word?
Keep the building-part words together: cornice (a decorative border at the top of a wall), frieze (a decorated band along a wall), pillar or column (a vertical support), arch (a curved structure), dome (a round roof), minaret (a tall tower of a mosque), parapet (a low wall at the edge of a roof).
भवन के भागों के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: cornice (दीवार के ऊपर सजावटी किनारा, कंगनी), frieze (दीवार पर सजावटी पट्टी), pillar या column (खड़ा सहारा, स्तंभ), arch (मेहराब), dome (गुंबद), minaret (मस्जिद की ऊँची मीनार), parapet (छत के किनारे नीची दीवार, मुंडेर)।
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General knowledge
Mughal architecture uses arches, domes, minarets and decorative cornices (chhajja).
मुगल स्थापत्य में मेहराब, गुंबद, मीनार और सजावटी छज्जे प्रयुक्त होते हैं।