corbel
/ˈkɔːbəl/
noun 1verb 1
Collocations
2VERB + CORBEL
rule
CORBEL + NOUN
table
Definitions
noun
1
A structural member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight.
The booking hall is lofty and of peculiar design, the roof being carried on timbered beams set in pairs rising from carved corbels.
verb
1
To furnish with a corbel or corbels; to support by a corbel; to make in the form of a corbel.
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Synonyms
noun — (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usual
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The booking hall is lofty and of peculiar design, the roof being carried on timbered beams set in pairs rising from carved corbels.
Wiktionary02
As a rule the corbel table carries the gutter.
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