corbeling
[ kawr-buh-ling ]
/ ˈkɔr bə lɪŋ /
noun Architecture.
the construction of corbels.
a system of corbels.
Also
especially British,
cor·bel·ling.
Words nearby corbeling
corbel,
corbel arch,
corbel out,
corbel table,
corbel vault,
corbeling,
corbelling,
corbett,
corbicula,
corbie,
corbie gable
Definition for corbeling (2 of 2)
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
Example sentences from the Web for corbeling
Often the corbeling is started at the second- or third-floor level so that the chimney is only one or two stories high.
Farmers' Bulletin 1889 - Fireplaces and Chimneys |Arthur H. Senner
British Dictionary definitions for corbeling
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