- corbie gable
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a gable with corbiesteps.[1850-55]
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corbie gable
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corbie gable — n. a gable with corbiesteps … English World dictionary
corbie gable — noun (architecture) a gable having corbie steps or corbel steps • Topics: ↑architecture • Hypernyms: ↑gable, ↑gable end, ↑gable wall * * * noun Etymology … Useful english dictionary
corbie gable — cor′bie ga′ble n. archit. a gable with corbiesteps • Etymology: 1850–55 … From formal English to slang
corbie gable — /ˈkɔbi geɪbəl/ (say kawbee gaybuhl) noun a crow stepped gable …
gable end — noun the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof • Syn: ↑gable, ↑gable wall • Hypernyms: ↑wall • Hyponyms: ↑bell gable, ↑corbie gable, ↑pediment * … Useful english dictionary
gable wall — noun the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof • Syn: ↑gable, ↑gable end • Hypernyms: ↑wall • Hyponyms: ↑bell gable, ↑corbie gable, ↑pediment * * … Useful english dictionary
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
corbie step — ▪ architecture also called crow step stone used for covering any of the steps or indentations in the coping (uppermost, covering course) of a gable; the term is also applied to the step itself. Corbie steps were common in late medieval… … Universalium
corbie step — noun /ˈkɔːbi ˌstɛp,ˈkɔːrbi ˌstɛp/ One of a series of step like projections at the top of a gable. It is a great red brick house that is, the front is of brick, with corbie steps on the gables and a text over the door; but the courtyard into which … Wiktionary
corbie — n. Sc. 1 a raven. 2 a carrion crow. Phrases and idioms: corbie steps the steplike projections on the sloping sides of a gable. Etymology: ME f. OF corb, corp f. L corvus crow … Useful english dictionary
