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Corbel

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Noun

1. corbel, truss

(architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)

Verb

2. corbel

furnish with a corbel

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Corbel

see synonyms of corbel
noun
1. Also called: truss
a bracket, usually of stone or brick
verb -bels, -belling, -belled or US -bels, -beling or -beled
2. (transitive)
to lay (a stone or brick) so that it forms a corbel

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Corbel

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noun
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 of an arch, etc.
2. 
a short timber placed lengthwise under a beam or girder
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈcorbeled or ˈcorbelled, ˈcorbeling or ˈcorbelling
3. 
to provide or support with a corbel or corbels

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Corbel

see synonyms of corbel
n.
A piece of stone, wood, brick, or other building material, projecting from the face of a wall and generally used to support a cornice or arch.
tr.v. cor·beled, cor·bel·ing, cor·bels also cor·belled or cor·bel·ling
To provide with or support by a corbel or corbels.

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