Corbel definition

kôrbəl, -bĕl
corbeled corbeling corbelled corbelling corbels
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A piece of stone, wood, brick, or other building material, projecting from the face of a wall and generally used to support a cornice or arch.
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To provide with or support by a corbel or corbels.
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A piece of stone, wood, or metal, often in the form of a bracket, projecting from the side of a wall and serving to support a cornice, the spring of an arch, etc.
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A short timber placed lengthwise under a beam or girder.
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To provide or support with a corbel or corbels.
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(architecture) A structural member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight.
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To furnish with a corbel or corbels; to support by a corbel; to make in the form of a corbel.
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Noun

Singular:
corbel
Plural:
corbels

Origin of corbel

  • Middle English from Old French diminutive of corp raven (from the similarity of its shape to that of a raven's beak) from Latin corvus

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French corbel, from Late Latin corvellum, diminutive of Latin corvus (“raven”).

    From Wiktionary

Corbel Sentence Examples

  • On the outer side of this wall is a projecting corbel.

  • This casting was taken directly from one of the two supporting carvings either side of the corbel that supports the misericord.

  • At Steetley, near Worksop, is a small Norman chapel, with apse, restored from a ruinous condition; Youlgrave church, a building of much general interest, has Norman nave pillars and a fine font of the same period, and Normanton church has a peculiar Norman corbel table.

  • Many stones reused from the Abbey were found including a carved stone corbel in the shape of human head.

  • The fireplace at the southeast end is supported on a heavy molded stone corbel which shows in the passage beneath.

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