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a construction like an arch but composed of masonry courses corbeled until they meet.
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corbel arch
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Corbel arch — Basic principle of corbeled arch design. Comparison of a corbel arch (right) and a generic true stone arch (left). A corbel arch (or corbeled / cor … Wikipedia
corbel arch — noun (architecture) an arch constructed of masonry courses that are corbelled until they meet • Topics: ↑architecture • Hypernyms: ↑arch * * * noun or corbeled arch : a structure which spans an opening li … Useful english dictionary
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Corbel — For other uses, see Corbel (disambiguation). Elaborately decorated classical style stone corbels support balconies on a building in Indianapolis … Wikipedia
corbel — /kawr beuhl/, n., v., corbeled, corbeling or (esp. Brit.) corbelled, corbelling. Archit. n. 1. any bracket, esp. one of brick or stone, usually of slight extent. 2. a short horizontal timber supporting a girder. v.t. 3. to set (bricks, stones,… … Universalium
corbel vault — a structure having the form of a vault but constructed on the principle of a corbel arch. * * * … Universalium
corbel vault — noun : a corbeled covering like a vault * * * a structure having the form of a vault but constructed on the principle of a corbel arch … Useful english dictionary
Corbel — Cor bel (k[^o]r b[e^]l), n. [F. corbeau, for older corbel, dim. of L. corbis basket. (Corbels were often in the form of a basket.) See {Corbeil}.] (Arch.) A bracket supporting a superincumbent object, or receiving the spring of an arch. Corbels… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
corbel — [kôr′bəl, kôr′bel΄] n. [OFr, dim. of corb < L corvus, RAVEN1: so called from its beaked shape] 1. a piece of stone, wood, or metal, often in the form of a bracket, projecting from the side of a wall and serving to support a cornice, the spring … English World dictionary
Corbel-table — Cor bel ta ble, n. (Arch.) A horizontal row of corbels, with the panels or filling between them; also, less properly used to include the stringcourse on them. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
