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corbel out

corbel out verb: to furnish with a corbel of courses, each projecting beyond the one below it.

corbel out: to furnish with a corbel of courses, each projecting beyond the one below it
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Verb

corbel out (third-person singular simple present corbels out, present participle (US) corbeling out or (UK) corbelling out, simple past and past participle (US) corbeled out or (UK) corbelled out)

  1. (transitive) To furnish with a corbel of courses, each projecting beyond the one below it.
    • 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.1905, Charles Herbert Moore, Character of Renaissance Architecture, Chapter 11
    • 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.1922, J. D. Beresford, The Prisoners Of Hartling
    Synonyms:
    corbel off

Synonyms of corbel out

  • corbel off

Forms of corbel out

third-person singular presentcorbels out
present participle UScorbeling out
present participle UKcorbelling out
past participle UScorbeled out
past UScorbeled out
past participle UKcorbelled out
past UKcorbelled out

Questions about corbel out

What does corbel out mean?
Corbel out means to furnish with a corbel of courses, each projecting beyond the one below it.
What part of speech is corbel out?
Corbel out is a verb.
What is the past tense of corbel out?
The past tense of corbel out is corbeled out.

Words near corbel out in the dictionary

  1. Corbeil-Essonnes
  2. corbeille
  3. corbeilles
  4. corbeils
  5. corbel
  6. corbel out
  7. corbel table
  8. corbel tables
  9. corbel-step
  10. corbel-steps
  11. corbeled

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