corbeled

corbeled
corbel NOUN a projection jutting out from a wall to support a structure above it.
DERIVATIVES corbelled (US corbeled) adjective corbelling (US corbeling) noun.
ORIGIN Old French, 'little crow' , from Latin corvus 'raven' (perhaps because the shape of a corbel is similar to that of a crow's beak).

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