noun
corbel
Corbel (noun) means a projecting piece built out from a wall to bear weight resting above it.
noun
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A projecting piece built out from a wall to bear weight resting above it.
"The booking hall is lofty and of peculiar design, the roof being carried on timbered beams set in pairs rising from carved corbels."
— , Stamford L.N.E.R (1946)
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Etymology
It came into English as Middle English corbel, from Old French corbel, from Late Latin corbellus or corvellus, a diminutive of Latin corvus ("raven"), named for the shape's resemblance to a crow's beak. It is a doublet of corbeau.
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What is the meaning of corbel?
"corbel" (noun) means a projecting piece built out from a wall to bear weight resting above it.
What is another word for corbel?
Other words for "corbel" include truss.
