Co*ro"nis (k?-r?"n?s), n. [Gr. anything curved. See Cornice.]
1.
In Greek grammar, a sign ['] sometimes placed over a contracted syllable.
W. W. Goodwin.
2.
The curved line or flourish at the end of a book or chapter; hence, the end.
[R.]
Bp. Hacket.
© Webster 1913.