corbel
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French corbel, from Late Latin corvellum, diminutive of Latin corvus (“raven”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
corbel (plural corbels)
- (architecture) A structural member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight.
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Verb[edit]
corbel (third-person singular simple present corbels, present participle corbelling, simple past and past participle corbelled)
- (transitive) To furnish with a corbel or corbels; to support by a corbel; to make in the form of a corbel.
Derived terms[edit]
Old French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Late Latin corbellus, from Classical Latin corvus
Noun[edit]
corbel m (oblique plural corveus, nominative singular corveus, nominative plural corbel)
- crow (bird)
