corbel Meaning & Definition

  • En [ ˈkɔː.bəl]
  • Us [ ˈkɔːr.bəl]

Meaning of corbel In English

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Examples of corbel

  • A few corbels of an earlier church and a piece of interlaced carving are preserved in the S. porch. 

  • Fantastic corbels surround the summit of the lateral walls. 

  • The original corbel course of the parapet remains, but not the upper part of the parapet. 

  • The roof was flat, but had been richly gilt and painted, and was sustained by corbels of angels, divinely carved. 

  • You may call it personal magnetism, or natural cordiality, but there are some Christians who have such an ardent way of shaking hands after meeting that it amounts to a benediction. 

  • The joint between two slabs must be placed over one of the corbels.

  • It is possible that part of the north wall did not have masonry, since the corbels that held some vault slabs were resting directly on the bedrock embankment.

  • The other item is a sum, which we consider an outside figure, of £150,000 for widening and corbelling out for the fourth line of traffic.

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