'Corbel' definitions:
Definition of 'corbel'
From: WordNet
noun
(architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent) [syn: corbel, truss]
verb
Furnish with a corbel
Definition of 'Corbel'
From: GCIDE
- 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 were employed largely in Gothic architecture. [1913 Webster]
- Note: A common form of corbel consists of courses of stones or bricks, each projecting slightly beyond the next below it. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Corbel'
From: GCIDE
- Corbel \Cor"bel\, v. t. To furnish with a corbel or corbels; to support by a corbel; to make in the form of a corbel. [1913 Webster]
- To corbel out, to furnish with a corbel of courses, each projecting beyond the one next below it. [1913 Webster]