cor|bel

cor|bel
cor|bel «KR buhl», noun, verb, -beled, -bel|ing or (especially British) -belled, -bel|ling.
–n.
1. a bracket of stone, wood, or other material, on the side of a wall. It helps to support a projecting ledge above.
2. a short timber placed so as to support a girder, beam, or the like, or to give it a larger bearing.
–v.t.
to furnish with or support by a corbel or corbels.
[< Old French corbel (diminutive) < corb raven < Latin corvus raven]

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