corbel
noun
any bracket, especially one of brick or stone, usually of slight extent.
corbels
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present tense formof corbel (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Longstaffe-Gowan also installed sculptures from Morgan’s collection, including a Roman sarcophagus, a Roman funerary stele and two Renaissance corbels, in the garden.
From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2022
Engravings can be admired on corbels and finials across the UK, remnants of a time when keeping up with the neighbours meant throwing lavish parties and displaying one's riches.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2020
"In Kilpeck there are a number of corbels missing, and there's a story that an old chap said he was ordered by the vicar's wife to chop some of the corbels off," Mr Harding says.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2019
More than $3 million has been invested in the fabled structure since the conflagration that took its roof and charred an ornate interior that featured gold-leaf, plaster corbels and an angel-topped proscenium.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 23, 2017
He studied one by one the grotesque carvings of dwarfs that decorated the roof bosses, and the corbels finishing the doorway.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
