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having a corbel
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{n} representation of a basket in building
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Corbels were employed largely in Gothic architecture
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(architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)
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A shelf or ledge formed by projecting successive courses of brickwork out from the face of the wall Corbels usually support a structural or decorative element
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In architecture, a bracket of stone, brick or wood that projects from a wall to support an arch, large cornice or other feature They are often ornamented
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Stepped bricks or stones forming a supporting projection on the face of a wall
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Successive courses of masonry projecting from the face of a wall to increase its thickness or to form a shelf or ledge for a structural member to bear on
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A decorative bracket made of wood or stone
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a projecting part of a structure that supports a brace, a short beam, or another member or that serves as part of the architectural treatment of the structure In stone and brick masonry construction, this form of corbel is called a corbel course, implying greater length than that of a simple corbel
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Bracket, usually supporting a cornice or arch
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A stone bracket projecting from the wall used to support an overlapping parapet or a roof or floor beam
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To furnish with a corbel or corbels; to support by a corbel; to make in the form of a corbel
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Short sculpted beam lying on top of a post or wall
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A kind of bracket composed of a single projecting block, or of several graduated projecting courses of masonry, providing a ledge
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An architectural member which projects upward and outward from a wall that supports a horizontal member
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Projection jutting out from wall, supporting structure above it Used to make false arches
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A projecting block of stone built into a wall during construction It was used to hold up an arch
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A structural member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight
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A projecting block of stone built into a wall during construction
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Block or brick partially embedded in a wall, with one end projecting out from the face. The weight of added masonry above counterbalances the cantilever and keeps the block from falling out of the wall. Corbeling often occurs over several courses, with each block or brick overhanging the one below so as to resemble a set of inverted steps. The form may be continuous, as in a corbeled arch, or a series of separate brackets, as on a medieval battlement. Corbeling was used extensively before the development of true arches and vaults
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A projection from a wall which sometimes supports (or appears to support) a structural member such as a shaft; A projecting block of stone built into a wall during construction; step-wise construction, as in an arch, roof, etc
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furnish with a corbel
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Corbeau A projecting block of stone built into a wall during construction, for supporting a weight such as a parapet
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To extend outward from the surface of a masonry wall one or more courses to form a supporting ledge
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The triangular, decorative and supporting member that holds a mantel or horizontal shelf
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{i} supporting bracket; cross beam, girder (Architecture)
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A projecting wall member used as a support for some elements of the superstructure Also, courses of stone or brick in which each course projects beyond the one beneath it Two such structures, meeting at the topmost course, creates an arch
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Curtain wall Donjon Drawbridge
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A bracket supporting a superincumbent object, or receiving the spring of an arch
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Brick or stone block projecting from a wall to support a beam
corbel
A projecting block of stone built into a wall during construction; step-wise construction, as in an arch, roof, etc
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A stone or timber block that is often carved into a shape It projects from the top of a wall and acts as a support for either the ceiling itself or a beam They were usually fashioned to reflect the prevailing style, so a Gothic one may be a gargoyle, a Victorian one might be a cherub They were also sometimes made according to the profession of the householder so they may have imagery connected with farming or merchants
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a piece constructed to project from the surface of a wall, column or other portion of a structure to serve as a support for an other member
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