corbel table
noun
a horizontal masonry construction, as a cornice or part of a wall, supported on corbels or on arches supported on corbels.
Origin of corbel table
1Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
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How to use corbel table in a sentence
A fine and noteworthy feature in this church is the corbel table which runs nearly all round it.
Bell's Cathedrals: A Short Account of Romsey Abbey | Thomas PerkinsThere is also an unbroken corbel table above the windows, of very expressive, life-like heads, no two of which are alike.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle | C. King EleyAbove this is a corbel table of heads and mouldings which interferes with the upper window mouldings.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle | C. King EleySimple buttresses separate the bays, and there is a corbel-table under the eaves.
Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain | George Edmund StreetThere are two of these windows at the east end, and there is a corbel-table under the eaves.
Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain | George Edmund Street
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