corbiestep

[ kawr-bee-step ]

noun

any of a series of steplike portions of a masonry gable that terminate the gable above the surface of the roof.

Origin of corbiestep

First recorded in 1800–10; corbie + step

Also called corbel step, crowstep.

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British Dictionary definitions for corbie-step

corbie-step

noun

architect any of a set of steps on the top of a gable: Also called: crow step

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