Look up: Corbel

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   Corbel
   A projecting block of stone built into a wall during construction; step-wise construction, as in an arch, roof, etc.
   Found on http://www.castlesontheweb.com/glossary.
   
   
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   corbel
   A projection from a wall which sometimes supports (or appears to support) a structural member such as a shaft.
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   corbel
   [n] - (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent) 2. [v] - furnish with a corbel, as in architecture
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   Corbel
   stone bracket projecting from a wall or corner, to support other stonework or timber
   Found on http://www.castlexplorer.co.uk/glossary.
   
   
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   Corbel
   Block of stone projecting from a wall, usually to support a beam, or some other feature.
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   Corbel
   A projecting wall member used as a support for some element of the superstructure. Also, courses of stone or brick in which each course projects beyond the one beneath it. Two such structures, meeting at the topmost course, creates an arch. See also: Arch.
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   corbel
   In architecture, a projecting piece of the stone, wood, or iron of a wall placed so as to support a pillar, beam, or roof-truss. In Norman architecture...
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   Corbel
   A projection extending to support a load above it.
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   Corbel
   A bracket of stone, wood, brick sticking out from the face of a wall and generally used to support an arch or a roof.
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    Corbel
    A projecting block of stone or timber to support a feature above.
    Found on http://www.crsbi.ac.uk/crsbi/frglossary.
    
    
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    Corbel
    Supporting bracket projecting from the face of a wall.
    Found on A Glossary of Castle Terminology
    
    
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    corbel
    A projecting stone which supports a superincumbert weight Category: Management in the public and private sector • an arrangement of bricks in which each course projects beyond an adjacent course. Category: Iron and steel industries
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
    
    
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    Corbel
    The triangular, decorative and supporting member that holds a mantel or horizontal shelf.
    Found on http://www.rookinspections.com/glossary/
    
    
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    Corbel
    Horizontal outward masonry projection (in brickwork usually constructed of headers) to provide an outstand from the normal line of masonry.
    Found on http://www.smart.salford.ac.uk/technical
    
    
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    Corbel
    A supporting piece of stone or wood, projecting out from a wall. Vaults and arches spring out from corbels. Found a great deal in Romanesque and Gothic architecture, corbels are usually carved with a wonderful variety of forms.
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    Corbel
    A supportive architectural bracket or block that projects from a wall, and which sometimes supports (or appears to support) a structural member such as a shaft.
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    Corbel
    Block of stone bonded into a wall either inside or out, supporting the end of a beam, or a statue.
    Found on http://www.norwichchurches.co.uk/Glossar
    
    
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    Corbel
    Cor'bel (kôr'bĕl) noun [ French corbeau , for older corbel , dim. of Latin corbis basket. (Corbels were often in the form of a basket.) See Corbeil .] (Architecture) A bracket supporting a superincumbent object, or receiving the spring of an arch. Corbels were employed largely in Gothic architecture. » A common form of corbel consists of courses of sto ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/159
    
    
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    Corbel
    Cor'bel transitive verb To furnish with a corbel or corbels; to support by a corbel; to make in the form of a corbel. To corbel out , to furnish with a corbel of courses, each projecting beyond the one next below it.
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    corbel
    noun (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)
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    corbel
    verb furnish with a corbel
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    Corbel
    In architecture a `corbel` (or `console`) is a piece of stone jutting out of a wall to carry any superincumbent weight. A piece of timber projecting in the same way was called a `tassel` or a `bragger`. The technique of `corbelling`, where rows of corbels support a projecting wall or parapet, has been used since Neolithic times. It is common in Medieval architecture and in the Scottish baronial style as well as ancient Chinese architecture. The ...
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    Corbel
    • (n.) A bracket supporting a superincumbent object, or receiving the spring of an arch. Corbels were employed largely in Gothic architecture. • (v. t.) To furnish with a corbel or corbels; to support by a corbel; to make in the form of a corbel.
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    corbel
    in architecture, bracket or weight-carrying member, built deeply into the wall so that the pressure on its embedded portion counteracts any tendency ... [3 related articles]
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    Corbel
    Decorative transitional support commonly found on mantels. Corbels can be simple scrolls, or complex cherub, lion, horse, or other three dimensional designs. Corbels support the mantel shelf against the side columns.
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