corbel
A structural member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weightA structural member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight.
» As a rule the corbel table carries the gutter.
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1 sensesA structural member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight.
Kragstein, Konsole, Widerlager
консо́льkonsólʹ, кронште́йнkronštéjn
- (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)
Examples
1 sentencesAs a rule the corbel table carries the gutter.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English corbel, from Old French corbel, from Late Latin corbellus, corvellus,From Middle English corbel, from Old French corbel, from Late Latin corbellus, corvellus, diminutive of Latin corvus (“raven”), named for the shape's resemblance to a crow's beak. Doublet of corbeau.
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Forms
plural: corbelsSynonyms
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