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Italian word

cornice

frame (of a painting or photo)

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cornice

a decorative horizontal moulding at the top of a wall or building

⚠️ The trap

In Italian 'cornice' means both a picture frame AND an architectural cornice. In English, 'cornice' refers only to the architectural moulding (the top edge of a wall or building). A picture frame in English is simply 'frame', not 'cornice'.

To say "a decorative horizontal moulding at the top of a wall or building" in Italian:

cornice (correct for picture frame AND architectural cornice)

"cornice" in English means:

frame (of a painting or photo)

Example

"La cornice del quadro è in legno dorato del Settecento."

"The painting's frame is in gilded 18th-century wood."

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