corbel

English

Etymology

a corbel

Borrowed from Old French corbel, from Late Latin corbellus, corvellus, diminutive of Latin corvus (“raven”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔːbəl/

Noun

corbel (plural corbels)

1. (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

• Bulgarian: конзола f (konzola)
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Related terms

• corbelling
• corbie step
• corbel arch

Verb

corbel (third-person singular simple present corbels, present participle corbelling or corbeling, simple past and past participle corbelled or corbeled)

1. (transitive) To furnish with a corbel or corbels; to support by a corbel; to make in the form of a corbel.

Derived terms

• corbel out

Anagrams

• Cobler, cobler

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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)

1. crow (bird)

Descendants

• English: corbel
• Middle French: corbeau
  • French: corbeau