English dictionary

corbel

/'k/O/rb/@/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

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

noun.artifact

Synonyms truss

Source: WordNet 3.0
A bracket supporting a superincumbent object, or receiving the spring of an arch. Corbels were employed largely in Gothic architecture.

noun

Source: webster1913

furnish with a corbel

verb.possession

Source: WordNet 3.0
To furnish with a corbel or corbels; to support by a corbel; to make in the form of a corbel.

verb

Source: webster1913