English to English
corbel
('k/O/rb/@/l
)
noun (n)
- (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- A bracket supporting a superincumbent object, or receiving the spring of an arch. Corbels were employed largely in Gothic architecture.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- furnish with a corbel(verb.possession)source: wordnet30
- To furnish with a corbel or corbels; to support by a corbel; to make in the form of a corbel.(verb)source: webster1913
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