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corbel

noun
/ˈkɔːbəl/UK

Etymology

From Middle English corbel, from Old French corbel, from Late Latin corbellus, corvellus, diminutive of Latin corvus (“raven”), named for the shape's resemblance to a crow's beak. Doublet of corbeau.

  1. derived from corvus
  2. derived from corbellus
  3. derived from corbel
  4. inherited from corbel

Definitions

  1. A structural member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight.

    • The booking hall is lofty and of peculiar design, the roof being carried on timbered beams set in pairs rising from carved corbels.

  2. To furnish with a corbel or corbels

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

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA