corbel /körˈbəl/ (architecture)

1. A projection from the face of a wall, supporting a weight (Spenser corbe)
2. A bracket

To lay (stone, etc) so it forms a corbel

corˈbelled or (N American) corˈbeled adjective

corˈbelling or (N American) corˈbeling noun

corbel step noun

A corbie step

corbel table noun

A row of corbels and the parapet or cornice they support

corbel out or corbel off

To (cause to) project on corbels

courb or curb /koorb or kûrb/ (archaic)

To bend or stoop in order to supplicate

Bent (also obsolete corbe)

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