CORBELS
Noun
corbels
plural of corbel
Anagrams
• Coblers, coblers
Source: Wiktionary
CORBEL
Cor"bel, n. Etym: [F. corbeau, for older corbel, dim. of L. corbis
basket. (Corbels were often in the form of a basket.) See Corbeil.]
(Arch.)
Definition: A bracket supporting a superincumbent object, or receiving the
spring of an arch. Corbels were employed largely in Gothic
architecture.
Note: A common form of corbel consists of courses of stones or
bricks, each projecting slightly beyond the next below it.
Cor"bel, v. t.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition