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Cornice vs Stringer - What's the difference?

cornice | stringer |

As nouns the difference between cornice and stringer

is that cornice is (architecture)  a horizontal architectural element of a building, projecting forward from the main walls, originally used as a means of directing rainwater away from the building's walls see also: eaves, fascia while stringer is someone who threads something; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows.

cornice

English

(wikipedia cornice)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (architecture)  A horizontal architectural element of a building, projecting forward from the main walls, originally used as a means of directing rainwater away from the building's walls. See also: eaves, fascia.
  • A decorative element applied at the topmost part of the wall of a room, as with a crown moulding.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
    • , title=(The China Governess) , chapter=1 citation , passage=The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. […]  The bed was the most extravagant piece.  Its graceful cane halftester rose high towards the cornice and was so festooned in carved white wood that the effect was positively insecure, as if the great couch were trimmed with icing sugar.}}
  • A decorative element at the topmost portion of certain pieces of furniture, as with a highboy.

    • stringer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who threads something; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows.
  • * Ascham
    • Be content to put your trust in honest stringers .
  • Someone who leads someone along.
  • A horizontal timber that supports upright posts, or supports the hull of a vessel
  • A freelance correspondent not on the regular newspaper staff, especially one retained on a part-time basis to report on events in a particular place.
  • (surfing) Wooden strip running lengthwise down the centre of a surfboard, for strength.
    • Line up the 1/2 template with the stringer (or draw a center line) — Stephen Pirsch [http://www.surfersteve.com/shaping.htm]
  • A hard-hit ball.
  • (fishing) A cord or chain, sometimes with additional loops, that is threaded through the mouth and gills of caught fish.
    • Janice pulled the bluegill out of the water and added it to her stringer .
  • A pallet or skid used when shipping LTL [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Less-Than-Truckload_(LTL)_Shipping] freight. A platform typically constructed of timber or plastic designed such that freight may be stacked on top, able to be lifted by a forklift.
  • (obsolete) A libertine; a wencher.
    • (Beaumont and Fletcher)

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