About The Word Corbel
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Corbel
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What's The Definition Of Corbel?
[n] (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)
[v] furnish with a corbel, as in architecture Synonyms | Synonyms for Corbel: truss Related Terms | Find terms related to Corbel: See Also | bracket | cul de lampe | furnish | provide | render | supply Corbel In Webster's Dictionary \Cor"bel\, n. [F. corbeau, for older corbel, dim. of L.
corbis basket. (Corbels were often in the form of a basket.)
See {Corbeil}.] (Arch.)
A bracket supporting a superincumbent object, or receiving
the spring of an arch. Corbels were employed largely in
Gothic architecture.
Note: A common form of corbel consists of courses of stones
or bricks, each projecting slightly beyond the next
below it.
\Cor"bel\, v. t. To furnish with a corbel or corbels; to support by a corbel; to make in the form of a corbel. {To corbel out}, to furnish with a corbel of courses, each projecting beyond the one next below it. |
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