Examples of corbel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The bathroom is similarly ornate and has a clawfoot tub, pedestal sink, two more ceiling medallions, and a decorative corbel. — Jenny Xie, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2021 Around the doors flat pilasters have carved leaf corbels at their tops, plus a header carved with grapevines. — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2020 Historic sources call the architecture Italianate because of the elaborate carved corbels on the porch pillars and supporting some of the roofs. — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2020 Custom details also include unique moldings and decorative accents such as corbels and decorative legs to make the cabinets look like furniture. — John Inc., Houston Chronicle, 25 Jan. 2020 The Carters worked on building corbels, a type of support bracket, for one of 21 homes that will be constructed in Nashville this week during the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project. — Travis Loller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2019 The chime assembly ties to the tower with a precast corbel anchored with a plate and bar. — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 6 Sep. 2018 But the real dazzlers are the details: Beadboard and corbels offer decorative gravitas (and highlight a wider countertop that can double as a breakfast bar). — Lauren Piro, Good Housekeeping, 24 May 2015 Buy Photo From the backyard pool, Melanie and Curtis Richins can admire their home’s stucco-and-stone 1910 Craftsman style with its peaked roofs, brackets, and corbels. — Sally A. Downey, Philly.com, 3 July 2018

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History and Etymology for corbel

Noun

Middle English, "raven, architectural corbel," borrowed from Middle French (Anglo-French, "crow, raven"), going back to Old French, from corp "raven" (going back to Latin corvus) + -el, diminutive suffix (going back to Latin -ellus) — more at cornice entry 1

Note: Old French corp, corb for expected *corf (cf. cerf "deer," from Latin cervus) is difficult to explain; it has been speculated that the form was imported by Roman settlers from Etruria or another part of Italy where Latin -rv- regularly yields -rb- (cf. Tuscan corbo "raven" beside corvo; see Pierre Fouché, Phonétique historique du français, vol. 3, Paris, 1966, p. 798).

Verb

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