corbel

Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːbəl/

The English word “corbel” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

A structural member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight.

verb

To furnish with a corbel or corbels; to support by a corbel; to make in the form of a corbel.

Etymology

From Middle English corbel, from Old French corbel, from Late Latin corbellus, corvellus, diminutive of Latin corvus (“raven”), named for the shape's resemblance to a crow's beak. Doublet of corbeau.

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