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

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 Sweeting, W. D. (Walter Debenham)

Notice under the short spire a quaint corbel table.

From Seaward Sussex The South Downs from End to End by Holmes, Edric

Below the parapet is a good corbel table.

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 Sweeting, W. D. (Walter Debenham)

Externally, note the fantastic corbel table round chancel.

From Somerset by Wade, G. W.

Beneath the parapet, instead of a corbel table, there is a deep hollow, with running leaves, and small ball flowers at intervals.

From Ely Cathedral by Anonymous