corbel out

cor·bel out

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Definitions of corbel out words

verb corbel out to support on corbels 3
noun corbel out any bracket, especially one of brick or stone, usually of slight extent. 1
noun corbel out a short horizontal timber supporting a girder. 1
verb with object corbel out to set (bricks, stones, etc.) so as to form a corbel or corbels (usually followed by out). 1
verb with object corbel out to support by means of a corbel or corbels. 1
verb corbel out (Transitive Verb) (architecture) To furnish with a corbel of courses, each projecting beyond the one below it. 0

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

1375-1425; late Middle English < Middle French < Medieval Latin corvellus, equivalent to Latin corv(us) raven1 + -ellus diminutive suffix

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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