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corbel
cor·bel C0636900 (kôr′bəl, -bĕl′)n. A piece of stone, wood, brick, or other building material, projecting from the face of a wall and generally used to support a cornice or arch.tr.v. cor·beled, cor·bel·ing, cor·bels also cor·belled or cor·bel·ling To provide with or support by a corbel or corbels. [Middle English, from Old French, diminutive of corp, raven (from the similarity of its shape to that of a raven's beak), from Latin corvus.]corbel (ˈkɔːbəl) architectn (Architecture) Also called: truss a bracket, usually of stone or brickvb, -bels, -belling or -belled, -bels, -beling or -beled (Architecture) (tr) to lay (a stone or brick) so that it forms a corbel[C15: from Old French, literally: a little raven, from Medieval Latin corvellus, from Latin corvus raven]cor•bel (ˈkɔr bəl) n., v. -beled, -bel•ing (esp. Brit.) -belled, -bel•ling. n. 1. an architectural bracket or member, esp. of stone or brick, built into a wall and projecting from it to support a weight. 2. a short horizontal timber supporting a girder. v.t. 3. to set (a stone, brick, etc.) so as to form a corbel. 4. to support with a corbel. [1375–1425; < Middle French < Medieval Latin corvellus= Latin corv(us) raven1 + -ellus diminutive suffix] corbel Past participle: corbelled Gerund: corbelling
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I corbel | you corbel | he/she/it corbels | we corbel | you corbel | they corbel |
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I corbelled | you corbelled | he/she/it corbelled | we corbelled | you corbelled | they corbelled |
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I am corbelling | you are corbelling | he/she/it is corbelling | we are corbelling | you are corbelling | they are corbelling |
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I have corbelled | you have corbelled | he/she/it has corbelled | we have corbelled | you have corbelled | they have corbelled |
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I was corbelling | you were corbelling | he/she/it was corbelling | we were corbelling | you were corbelling | they were corbelling |
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I had corbelled | you had corbelled | he/she/it had corbelled | we had corbelled | you had corbelled | they had corbelled |
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I will corbel | you will corbel | he/she/it will corbel | we will corbel | you will corbel | they will corbel |
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I will have corbelled | you will have corbelled | he/she/it will have corbelled | we will have corbelled | you will have corbelled | they will have corbelled |
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I will be corbelling | you will be corbelling | he/she/it will be corbelling | we will be corbelling | you will be corbelling | they will be corbelling |
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I have been corbelling | you have been corbelling | he/she/it has been corbelling | we have been corbelling | you have been corbelling | they have been corbelling |
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I will have been corbelling | you will have been corbelling | he/she/it will have been corbelling | we will have been corbelling | you will have been corbelling | they will have been corbelling |
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I had been corbelling | you had been corbelling | he/she/it had been corbelling | we had been corbelling | you had been corbelling | they had been corbelling |
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I would corbel | you would corbel | he/she/it would corbel | we would corbel | you would corbel | they would corbel |
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I would have corbelled | you would have corbelled | he/she/it would have corbelled | we would have corbelled | you would have corbelled | they would have corbelled | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | corbel - (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)trusswall bracket, bracket - a support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf)architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use" | Verb | 1. | corbel - furnish with a corbelarchitecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" | Translationscorbel
corbel Architect a bracket, usually of stone or brick CorbelIn masonry construction, a series of projections; each one stepped progressively outward from the vertical face of the wall as it rises up to support a cornice or overhanging member above.![](file://ENCYDOPEDIA/f0127-05.jpg) ![](file://ENCYDOPEDIA/f0127-07.jpg) ![](file://ENCYDOPEDIA/f0127-08.jpg) ![](file://ENCYDOPEDIA/f0127-06.jpg) ![](file://ENCYDOPEDIA/f0127-09.jpg) ![](file://ENCYDOPEDIA/f0127-10.jpg) ![](file://ENCYDOPEDIA/f0127-11.jpg) corbel[′kȯr·bəl] (architecture) An architectural bracket projecting from within a wall, formed by extensions of the masonry and wood beyond the wall surface, and supporting a burdensome weight above. corbel corbel, 2 brick wall having a corbel, 1 1. In masonry, a projection or one of a series of projections, each stepped progressively outward with increasing height, and usually projecting from a wall or chimney; serves as a support for an overhanging member or course, 1 above, or as a purely decorative element. 2. A projecting stone that supports a superincumbent weight. 3. A heavy bracket, often decorated, that is set into an adobe wall to act as a bearing surface to support a roof beam.MedicalSeetrusscorbel
Synonyms for corbelnoun (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)SynonymsRelated Words- wall bracket
- bracket
- architecture
verb furnish with a corbelRelated Words- architecture
- furnish
- provide
- supply
- render
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