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for Corbel
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Corbel \Cor"bel\ (k[^o]r"b[e^]l), 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.
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Note: A common form of corbel consists of courses of stones
or bricks, each projecting slightly beyond the next
below it.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Corbel \Cor"bel\, v. t.
To furnish with a corbel or corbels; to support by a corbel;
to make in the form of a corbel.
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To corbel out, to furnish with a corbel of courses, each
projecting beyond the one next below it.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
corbel
n 1: (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone
(usually of slight extent) [syn: corbel, truss]
v 1: furnish with a corbel
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