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
Definition for corbelling (2 of 2)
corbeling
[ kawr-buh-ling ]
/ ˈkɔr bə lɪŋ /
noun Architecture.
the construction of corbels.
a system of corbels.
Also
especially British,
cor·bel·ling.
Example sentences from the Web for corbelling
British Dictionary definitions for corbelling (1 of 2)
corbelling
US corbeling
/ (ˈkɔːbəlɪŋ) /
noun
a set of corbels stepped outwards, one above another
British Dictionary definitions for corbelling (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