corbel table

American  

noun

1. a horizontal masonry construction, as a cornice or part of a wall, supported on corbels or on arches supported on corbels.

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Etymology

Origin of corbel table

Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Example Sentences

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corbel table

A fine and noteworthy feature in this church is the corbel table which runs nearly all round it.

From Bell's Cathedrals: A Short Account of Romsey Abbey A Description of the Fabric and Notes on the History of the Convent of Ss. Mary & Ethelfleda by Rev. Thomas Perkins

The two apses east of the transept are of the pattern universal in Southern Europe, being divided into three equal parts by half-shafts with capitals and crowned with an overhanging corbel table.

From Portuguese Architecture by Walter Crum Watson

The buttresses, pinnacles and corbel table are much the same as before, but the parapet is much more elaborate and more like French flamboyant.

From Portuguese Architecture by Walter Crum Watson

Above this is a corbel table of heads and mouldings which interferes with the upper window mouldings.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Episcopal See by C. King Eley

The character of Northwold's triforium windows and the corbel table below the parapet may be still seen in two bays on the south side.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely A History and Description of the Building with a Short Account of the Monastery and of the See by W. D. (Walter Debenham) Sweeting