/
ˈkɔːb(ə)l/
n.
a projection jutting out from a wall to support a structure above it.
v.
(corbels, corbelling, corbelled; US corbels, corbeling, corbeled)
[
often as adj. corbelled]
support on corbels.
Etymology
ME: from OFr., dimin. of corp ‘crow’, from L. corvus ‘raven’.
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