What does corbel out mean?

corbel out

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: cor-bel out
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Meaning

verb

To furnish with a corbel of courses, each projecting beyond the one below it.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The front of this tower [a staircase tower in Châteaudun], which is flush with the wall of the façade, is treated as an enriched bay, the upper two stories of it reaching above the main cornice, and being flanked by round turrets overhanging the wall, which is corbelled out to support them."
"The modern house, although it had a well-designed south elevation, in which effective use had been made of mullioned oriel windows corbelled out from the first floor, was less successful inside—if the architect's intention had been to give the impression of age and dignity."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

corbels out (present, singular) corbeling out (US, participle) corbelling out (UK, participle) corbeled out (US, participle) corbeled out (US, past) corbelled out (UK, participle) corbelled out (UK, past)

Synonyms

corbel off