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Corban :: Corban (n.) An alms basket; a vessel to receive gifts of charity; a treasury of the church, where offerings are deposited..

Corbel :: Corbel (n.) A bracket supporting a superincumbent object, or receiving the spring of an arch. Corbels were employed largely in Gothic architecture..

Cress :: Cress (n.) A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic..

Corb :: Corb (n.) An ornament in a building; a corbel.

Corbell :: Corbell (n.) A sculptured basket of flowers; a corbel.

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

Scorbute :: Scorbute (n.) Scurvy.

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..

Scorbutical :: Scorbutical (a.) Of or pertaining to scurvy; of the nature of, or resembling, scurvy; diseased with scurvy; as, a scorbutic person; scorbutic complaints or symptoms..

Corbies :: Corbies (pl. ) of Corb.

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

Corby :: Corby (n.) The raven.

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

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

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..

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

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..

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..

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

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

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