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Corbel

Corbel Meaning & Definition
Corbel Definition And Meaning

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

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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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