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corbie-step
cor·bie-step also cor·bie·step C0637400 (kôr′bē-stĕp′)n. One of a series of stepped masonry projections rising above roof level along the sides of a gable wall.
[Middle English corbie, raven, from Old French corbin, from Latin corvīnus, ravenlike; see corbina.]corbie-step or corbel stepn (Architecture) architect any of a set of steps on the top of a gable. Also called: crow step Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  corbie-step - (architecture) a step on the top of a gable wallcorbel step, corbiestep, crow stepstair, step - support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the bottom step"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" |
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Synonyms for corbie-stepnoun (architecture) a step on the top of a gable wallSynonyms- corbel step
- corbiestep
- crow step
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