corbel
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
corbel /ˈkɔːb(ə)l/
▶noun a projection jutting out from a wall to support a structure above it. ▶verb (corbels, corbelling, corbelled; US corbels, corbeling, corbeled) (often as adj. corbelled) support on corbels.
– origin ME: from OFr., dimin. of corp ‘crow’, from L. corvus ‘raven’.
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