corbel plate meaning

Noun: corbel    korbul (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent) - truss Verb: corbel (corbelled,corbelling, or [US] corbel...

[Architecture] An L-shaped corbel plate forming a right-angle bend, the vertical surface of which is fastened to the wall; the horizontal surface is used to support a building component...

Noun: corbel arch    korbul aa(r)ch (architecture) an arch constructed of masonry courses that are corbelled until they meet Derived forms: corbel arches Type of: a...

[Architecture] A masonry course acting as a corbel, or an ornament of similar appearance. Also see stringcourse .

[Architecture] Erroneous for corbie gable .

or corbel off   To (cause to) project on corbels

or corbel off   To (cause to) project on corbels; [Architecture] To build out one or more courses of brick or stone from the face of a wall, forming a support for timbers.

[Architecture] See bolster .

[Architecture] See corbeling iron .

[Architecture] Same as annulet .