corbel
[ kawr-buh l ]
/ ˈkɔr bəl /
|
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.
Nearby words
coranto, corazón, corban, corbeil, corbeille, corbel, corbel arch, corbel out, corbel table, corbel vault, corbeling
Origin of corbel
1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French < Medieval Latin corvellus, equivalent to Latin corv(us) raven1 + -ellus diminutive suffix
Definition for corbelling (2 of 2)
corbeling
[ kawr-buh-ling ]
/ ˈkɔr bə lɪŋ /
noun Architecture.
the construction of corbels.
a system of corbels.
Also especially British, cor·bel·ling.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for corbelling
British Dictionary definitions for corbelling (1 of 2)
corbelling
US corbeling
/ (ˈkɔːbəlɪŋ) /
noun
a set of corbels stepped outwards, one above another
British Dictionary definitions for corbelling (2 of 2)
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for corbelling
corbel
mid-14c., from Old French corbel, diminutive of corb "raven," from Latin corvus (see raven); so called from its beaked shape.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper