corbel

Meaning

Noun

A structural member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight.

Verb

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

Synonyms

bracket

console

truss

holder

corbelling

corbel piece

bolster

pole bracket

cartouche

gibbet

Translations

Konsole

ménsula

Kragstein

mensola

κάνιστρο

corail

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encorbellement

console

corbeau

modillon

beccatello

capriata

cinto erniario

incavallatura

Mísula

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɔːbəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: corbel

In summary

From Middle English corbel, from Old French corbel, from Late Latin corbellus, corvellus, diminutive of Latin corvus (“raven”).