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Definitions of corbel
  1. noun
    (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)

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  2. verb
    furnish with a corbel
Definition that contains corbel
  • shouldered arch an arch consisting of a horizontal lintel supported at each end by corbels that project into the aperture
  • machicolation a projecting parapet supported by corbels on a medieval castle; has openings through which stones or boiling water could be dropped on an enemy
  • corbelled having a corbel
  • oriel a projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall
  • corbie gable (architecture) a gable having corbie-steps or corbel steps
  • bell arch a round arch resting on corbels
  • oriel window a projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall
  • corbel furnish with a corbel
  • corbel arch (architecture) an arch constructed of masonry courses that are corbelled until they meet
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