Corbel Common

Corbel has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Definitions

Noun

(architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)

corbel truss

A structural member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight.

Verb

furnish with a corbel

corbel

To furnish with a corbel or corbels; to support by a corbel; to make in the form of a corbel.

See Also

corbie step shouldering corbel table mayan arch superincumbent corbelling muqarnas console

Related Terms

corbie step shouldering corbel table mayan arch superincumbent corbelling muqarnas console corbel out jutting machicolation corbie corb corbelled bell cot corbel arch corbels

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

bracket supply

Rhyming Words

bel abel rubel asbel tobel sobel nobel lobel dobel umbel sibel libel gibel rebel nebel lebel jebel debel zabel nabel

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