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corbelling

corbelling noun: a series of corbels or piece of continuous corbelled masonry. Also the present participle and gerund of corbel.

Noun

corbelling (countable and uncountable, plural corbellings)

  1. A series of corbels or piece of continuous corbelled masonry.
    Synonyms:
    encorbelment

Also used as

corbelling is also the present participle and gerund of corbel.

Synonyms of corbelling

Forms of corbelling

pluralcorbellings

Origin of corbelling

The noun is from corbel + -ing (noun-forming suffix).

Questions about corbelling

What does corbelling mean?
Corbelling means a series of corbels or piece of continuous corbelled masonry.
What part of speech is corbelling?
Corbelling is a noun.
What is the plural of corbelling?
The plural of corbelling is corbellings.

Words near corbelling in the dictionary

  1. corbeled
  2. corbeling
  3. corbelings
  4. corbell
  5. corbelled
  6. corbelling
  7. corbellings
  8. corbells
  9. corbels
  10. corbels out
  11. Corbeni

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