corbelling
Britishnoun
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The so-called “bee-hive” cell, which goes back to pre-Christian times, was built of rough stone rubble without mortar, and roofed in the same manner by corbelling over the courses of masonry.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various
A doorway just large enough to be entered with comfort leads through the thickness of the wall into a round chamber roofed by corbelling, with the assistance sometimes of one or more pillars.
From Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders by Peet, T. Eric (Thomas Eric)
It is roofed by the successive overlapping or corbelling of the upper courses.
From Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders by Peet, T. Eric (Thomas Eric)
This angle contains the tower staircase, which is lighted by a little window in the upper corbelling and is reached from the clearstorey gallery of the transept.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon A Short History of the Church and a Description of Its Fabric by Hallett, Cecil Walter Charles
The chamber is circular, and roofed partly by corbelling and partly by a large slab.
From Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders by Peet, T. Eric (Thomas Eric)
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