cornice

n. [ F. corniche, It. cornice, LL. coronix, cornix, fr. L. coronis a curved line, a flourish with the pen at the end of a book or chapter, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;; akin to L. corona crown. sEE Crown, and cf. Coronis. ] (Arch.) Any horizontal, molded or otherwise decorated projection which crowns or finishes the part to which it is affixed; as, the cornice of an order, pedestal, door, window, or house. Gwilt. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cornice ring, the ring on a cannon next behind the muzzle ring. [ 1913 Webster ]