cheneau

[shey-noh]

noun, plural che·neaus, che·neaux

[-nohz] . Architecture.

an ornamented cresting on a cornice or coping.

a gutter, especially an ornamented one, at the eaves of a building.

Origin:
< French chéneau, earlier chenau; Old French chenal < Latin canālis canal

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Cheneau is always a great word to know.

So is cornice. Does it mean:

any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction

a low wall forming a base for a construction, as a colonnade or dome; the masonry supporting a classical temple

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