corbel
[ kawr-buh l ]
/ ˈkɔr bəl /
noun
any bracket, especially one of brick or stone, usually of slight extent.
a short horizontal timber supporting a girder.
verb (used with object), cor·beled, cor·bel·ing or (especially British) cor·belled, cor·bel·ling.
to set (bricks, stones, etc.) so as to form a corbel or corbels (usually followed by out).
to support by means of a corbel or corbels.
Origin of corbel
1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French < Medieval Latin
corvellus, equivalent to Latin
corv(us)
raven1 +
-ellus diminutive suffix
Words nearby corbel
coranto,
corazón,
corban,
corbeil,
corbeille,
corbel,
corbel arch,
corbel out,
corbel table,
corbel vault,
corbeling
British Dictionary definitions for corbel out (1 of 2)
corbel out
corbel off
verb
(tr, adverb)
to support on corbels
British Dictionary definitions for corbel out (2 of 2)
corbel
/ (ˈkɔːbəl) architect /
noun
Also called: truss
a bracket, usually of stone or brick
verb -bels, -belling or -belled or US -bels, -beling or -beled
(tr)
to lay (a stone or brick) so that it forms a corbel
Word Origin for corbel
C15: from Old French, literally: a little raven, from Medieval Latin
corvellus, from Latin
corvus raven