corbel : Idioms & Phrases

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corbel arch

  • noun (architecture) an arch constructed of masonry courses that are corbelled until they meet
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corbel step

  • noun (architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall
    corbiestep; corbie-step; crow step.
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corbel-table

Cor"bel-ta`ble noun
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  1. (Arch.) A horizontal row of corbels, with the panels or filling between them; also, less properly used to include the stringcourse on them.
Webster 1913

To corbel out

  • to furnish with a corbel of courses, each projecting beyond the one next below it.
Webster 1913