Definition of corbel
: an architectural member that projects from within a wall and supports a weight; especially : one that is stepped upward and outward from a vertical surface
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Added exterior design accents include European Schötten Fenster tilt-turn wood windows, chimney caps, cornerstones, extra-wide brick sills, and brick accents surrounding the base around the home and its corbels.
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Marble from a house that was razed to make way for the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art was repurposed as quoin (corner) work, arches and corbels.
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Origin and Etymology of corbel
Middle English, from Middle French, from diminutive of corp raven, from Latin corvus — more at raven
corbel
Definition of corbel
corbeled
orcorbelled
;corbeling
orcorbelling
transitive verb
: to furnish with or make into a corbel
First Known Use of corbel
1843
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