- cor|bie
- cor|bie «KR bee», noun.Scottish. a raven or crow.
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cor|bie|step — «KR bee STEHP», noun. Architecture. one of a series of steps sometimes used instead of a straight slope on the top of a gable wall … Useful english dictionary
bie — bie·ber·ite; bie·brich; bie·le·feld; bob·bie; cho·bie; cor·bie·step; do·bie; keb·bie; swab·bie; tub·bie; bar·bie; doo·bie; free·bie; new·bie; bie·der·mei·er; cor·bie; dho·bie; dob·bie; jum·bie; to·bie; yab·bie; zom·bie; … English syllables
cor — cor·a·cid·i·um; cor·a·ci·idae; cor·a·cite; cor·a·cle; cor·a·co·bra·chi·a·lis; cor·a·coid·al; cor·a·co·ra·di·a·lis; cor·al·lig·e·na; cor·al·li·idae; cor·al·li·na; cor·al·li·na·ce·ae; cor·al·li·ta; cor·al·lite; cor·al·loid; cor·al·lo·rhi·za;… … English syllables
corbie — cor·bie … English syllables
corbie-step — cor·bie step also cor·bie·step (kôrʹbē stĕp ) n. One of a series of stepped masonry projections rising above roof level along the sides of a gable wall. [Middle English corbie, raven, from Old French corbin, from Latin corvīnus, ravenlike. See… … Universalium
corbiegable — cor·bie gable (kôrʹbē) n. A gable finished with corbie steps. * * * … Universalium
corbiestep — cor·bie·step … English syllables
corbie gable — cor′bie ga′ble n. archit. a gable with corbiesteps • Etymology: 1850–55 … From formal English to slang
corbiestep — cor•bie•step [[t]ˈkɔr biˌstɛp[/t]] n. bui archit. any of a series of steplike portions of a masonry gable that terminate the gable above the surface of the roof Also called crowstep • Etymology: 1800–10 … From formal English to slang
corbie-steps — corˈbie steps plural noun The small stonework steps on the slopes of a gable, crow steps • • • Main Entry: ↑corbie … Useful english dictionary
