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Corbel :: Corbel (v. t.) To furnish with a corbel or corbels; to support by a corbel; to make in the form of a corbel.

Corbie :: Corbie (n.) Alt. of Corb.

Plate :: Plate (n.) A horizontal timber laid upon a wall, or upon corbels projecting from a wall, and supporting the ends of other timbers; also used specifically of the roof plate which supports the ends of the roof trusses or, in simple work, the feet of the rafters..

Water Cress :: Water cress () A perennial cruciferous herb (Nasturtium officinale) growing usually in clear running or spring water. The leaves are pungent, and used for salad and as an antiscorbutic..

Cartouch :: Cartouch (n.) A cantalever, console, corbel, or modillion, which has the form of a scroll of paper.

Antiscorbutic :: Antiscorbutic (a.) Counteracting scurvy.

Corban :: Corban (n.) An offering of any kind, devoted to God and therefore not to be appropriated to any other use; esp., an offering in fulfillment of a vow..

Antiscorbutical :: Antiscorbutical (a.) Antiscorbutic.

Corb :: Corb (n.) A basket used in coal mines, etc. see Corf..

Corby :: Corby (n.) A raven, crow, or chough, used as a charge..

Machicolation :: Machicolation (n.) An opening between the corbels which support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, shooting or dropping missiles upen assailants attacking the base of the walls. Also, the construction of such defenses, in general, when of this character. See Illusts. of Battlement and Castle..

Jutting :: "Jutting (a.) Projecting, as corbels, cornices, etc..

Antiscorbutic :: Antiscorbutic (n.) A remedy for scurvy.

Corbell :: Corbell (n.) Small gabions.

Scorbutic :: Scorbutic (a.) Alt. of Scorbutica.

Corbel-table :: Corbel-table (n.) A horizontal row of corbels, with the panels or filling between them; also, less properly used to include the stringcourse on them..

Corbies :: Corbies (pl. ) of Corb.

Scorbute :: Scorbute (n.) Scurvy.

Corbiestep :: Corbiestep (n.) One of the steps in which a gable wall is often finished in place of a continuous slope; -- also called crowstep.

Pendentive :: Pendentive (n.) The part of a groined vault which is supported by, and springs from, one pier or corbel..

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