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1. (n.) corbel
an architectural bracket or member, esp. of stone or brick, built into a wall and projecting from it to support a weight.
2. corbel
a short horizontal timber supporting a girder.
3. (v.t.) corbel
to set (a stone, brick, etc.) so as to form a corbel.
4. corbel
to support with a corbel.
Etymology: (1375–1425; < MF < ML corvellus= L corv(us)raven1+-ellus dim. suffix)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) corbel, truss
(architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)
2. (verb) corbel
furnish with a corbel
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) corbel
a bracket supporting a superincumbent object, or receiving the spring of an arch. Corbels were employed largely in Gothic architecture
2. (verb) corbel
to furnish with a corbel or corbels; to support by a corbel; to make in the form of a corbel
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