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corbel-step

corbel-step is the alternative form of corbie step.

Meaning of corbie step

Noun

corbie step (plural corbie steps)

  1. One of a series of step-like projections at the top of a gable.
    • It is a great red-brick house - that is, the front is of brick, with corbie steps on the gables and a text over the door; but the courtyard into which the omnibus drives is of black and white 'cage-work' in wood and plaster.1904, Montague Rhodes James, Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, number 13
    Synonyms:
    cat-step, crow step

Forms of corbel-step

pluralcorbel-steps

Questions about corbel-step

What is corbel-step the alternative form of?
Corbel-step is the alternative form of corbie step.

Words near corbel-step in the dictionary

  1. corbeils
  2. corbel
  3. corbel out
  4. corbel table
  5. corbel tables
  6. corbel-step
  7. corbel-steps
  8. corbeled
  9. corbeling
  10. corbelings
  11. corbell

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