corbel
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈkɔːbəl/
Noun

corbel (plural corbels)

  1. (architecture) A structural member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight.
Related terms Verb

corbel (corbels, present participle corbelling; past and past participle corbelled)

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



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