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| cor·bel [ káwrb'l, káwr bèl ] |
noun (plural cor·bels) |
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supporting stone bracket: a bracket of brick or stone that juts out of a wall to support a structure above it
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transitive verb (past and past participle cor·beled, present participle cor·bel·ing, 3rd person present singular cor·bels) |
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1. lay masonry units to form projection: to lay stones or bricks in layers so that each juts out above the one below to form a supporting bracket
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2. support something with corbels: to support a cornice or other structure on corbels
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| [14th century. < Old French, "little raven" < corp "raven" < Latin corvus; from its original profile resembling a beak from being cut slantwise] |
