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the crown that struts along a building's brow, half decoration, half raincoat for stone.

ancient originGreek temples wore them millennia ago
deadly cousinsnow cornices overhang cliffs, collapsing on climbers
hidden jobflings rainwater clear of the wall below
word rootItalian for ledge or crow's bill
interior versionplaster cornices hide curtain rails indoors
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