corbeling

[ kawr-buh-ling ]

/ ˈkɔr bə lɪŋ /

noun Architecture.

the construction of corbels.

a system of corbels.

Words nearby corbeling

corbel, corbel arch, corbel out, corbel table, corbel vault, corbeling, corbelling, corbett, corbicula, corbie, corbie gable

Also especially British, cor·bel·ling.

Origin of corbeling

First recorded in 1540–50; corbel + -ing¹

Definition for corbeling (2 of 2)

corbel

[ kawr-buh l ]

/ ˈkɔr bəl /

Architecture

noun

any bracket, especially one of brick or stone, usually of slight extent.

a short horizontal timber supporting a girder.

verb (used with object), cor·beled, cor·bel·ing or (especially British) cor·belled, cor·bel·ling.

to set (bricks, stones, etc.) so as to form a corbel or corbels (usually followed by out).

to support by means of a corbel or corbels.

Origin of corbel

1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French < Medieval Latin corvellus, equivalent to Latin corv(us) raven¹ + -ellus diminutive suffix

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Examples from the Web for corbeling

Often the corbeling is started at the second- or third-floor level so that the chimney is only one or two stories high.
Farmers' Bulletin 1889 - Fireplaces and Chimneys|Arthur H. Senner

British Dictionary definitions for corbeling

corbel

/ (ˈkɔːbəl) architect /

noun

Also called: truss a bracket, usually of stone or brick

verb -bels, -belling or -belled or US -bels, -beling or -beled

(tr) to lay (a stone or brick) so that it forms a corbel

Word Origin for corbel

C15: from Old French, literally: a little raven, from Medieval Latin corvellus, from Latin corvus raven

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