corbel
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French corbel, from Late Latin corbellus, corvellus, diminutive of Latin corvus (“raven”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
corbel (plural corbels)
- (architecture) A structural member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight.
Translations
(architecture) A structural member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight
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Verb
corbel (third-person singular simple present corbels, present participle corbelling or corbeling, simple past and past participle corbelled or corbeled)
- (transitive) To furnish with a corbel or corbels; to support by a corbel; to make in the form of a corbel.
Derived terms
Anagrams
Old French
Etymology
Either a diminutive of corp (“raven”), corf, or from a Late Latin corbellus, corvellus, from Latin corvus (Vulgar Latin variant *corbus).
Noun
corbel oblique singular, m (oblique plural corbeaus or corbeax or corbiaus or corbiax or corbels, nominative singular corbeaus or corbeax or corbiaus or corbiax or corbels, nominative plural corbel)
- crow (bird)
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