corbeil

or cor·beille

[ kawr-buhl; French kawr-bey ]

/ ˈkɔr bəl; French kɔrˈbeɪ /

noun

a sculptured ornament, especially on a capital, having the form of a basket.

Origin of corbeil

First recorded in 1700–10; from French corbeille, from Late Latin corbicula, equivalent to Latin corbi(s) “basket” + -cula diminutive suffix; see -cule¹

Words nearby corbeil

cor anglais, Corantijn, coranto, corazón, corban, corbeil, corbeille, corbel, corbel arch, corbeling, corbelling

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Example sentences from the Web for corbeil

St Spire, the only survivor of the formerly numerous churches of Corbeil, dates from the 12th to the 15th centuries.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4|Various
With the fall of Corbeil both the Seine and Marne were re-opened.
History of the United Netherlands, 1590-1599, Vol. III. Complete|John Lothrop Motley
An anomalous royal licence of 1661 permitted the earl of Bath to use the title of earl of Corbeil by alleged hereditary right.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9|Various
Every three trucks were drawn by four horses, and thus it was that we took the train to Corbeil,—a distance of some fifty miles.
With an Ambulance During the Franco-German War|Charles Edward Ryan

In 1466, the same tribunal condemned a man and a sow to be burned at Corbeil.
The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals|Edmund P. Evans

British Dictionary definitions for corbeil

corbeil

corbeille

/ (ˈkɔːbəl, French kɔrbɛj) /

noun

architect a carved ornament in the form of a basket of fruit, flowers, etc

Word Origin for corbeil

C18: from French corbeille basket, from Late Latin corbicula a little basket, from Latin corbis basket

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单词	corbeil
释义	corbeil or cor·beille [ kawr-buhl; French kawr-bey ] / ˈkɔr bəl; French kɔrˈbeɪ / noun a sculptured ornament, especially on a capital, having the form of a basket. Origin of corbeil First recorded in 1700–10; from French corbeille, from Late Latin corbicula, equivalent to Latin corbi(s) “basket” + -cula diminutive suffix; see -cule¹ Words nearby corbeil cor anglais, Corantijn, coranto, corazón, corban, corbeil, corbeille, corbel, corbel arch, corbeling, corbelling Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for corbeil St Spire, the only survivor of the formerly numerous churches of Corbeil, dates from the 12th to the 15th centuries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4\|Various With the fall of Corbeil both the Seine and Marne were re-opened. History of the United Netherlands, 1590-1599, Vol. III. Complete\|John Lothrop Motley An anomalous royal licence of 1661 permitted the earl of Bath to use the title of earl of Corbeil by alleged hereditary right. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9\|Various Every three trucks were drawn by four horses, and thus it was that we took the train to Corbeil,—a distance of some fifty miles. With an Ambulance During the Franco-German War\|Charles Edward Ryan In 1466, the same tribunal condemned a man and a sow to be burned at Corbeil. The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals\|Edmund P. Evans British Dictionary definitions for corbeil corbeil corbeille / (ˈkɔːbəl, French kɔrbɛj) / noun architect a carved ornament in the form of a basket of fruit, flowers, etc Word Origin for corbeil C18: from French corbeille basket, from Late Latin corbicula a little basket, from Latin corbis basket Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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