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Definition of Corbeling
1. n. Corbel work or the construction of corbels; a series of corbels or piece of continuous corbeled masonry, sometimes of decorative purpose, as in the stalactite ornament of the Moslems.
Definition of Corbeling
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Corbeling
Literary usage of Corbeling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1906)
"corbeling ACTION OF SUPERIMPOSED MASONRY 24. In Fig. 16 is shown a stone lintel
over a door ... The angle of the corbeling, and, consequently, the amount of ..."
2. The Design and Construction of Dams: Including Masonry, Earth, Rock-fill by Edward Wegmann (1907)
"They have all similar profiles (Fig. 28). The arches and corbeling at the top of
these dams reduces the amount of masonry required and is ornamental. ..."
3. Fire Prevention: A Treatise and Text Book on Making Life and Property Safe by Peter Joseph McKeon (1912)
"In the case of old walls where corbeling the brickwork is undesirable, iron (Z)
bars are used in place of the angle iron and the brick ..."
4. The 20th Century Bricklayer's and Mason's Assistant: Part 1: The Bricklayer by Frederick Thomas Hodgson (1905)
"If it should be necessary to increase the width of the breast, this may be done
by corbeling the brickwork between the floor and the ceiling. ..."
5. Affordable Housing Through Historic Preservation: A Case Study Guide to by Susan M. Escherich, William F. Delvac, Bridget Hartman (1995)
"Expansive arched windows, brick corbeling, and prominent towers with mansard
roofs are features not common to modern residential and commercial office space ..."
6. Industrial Education by United States Bureau of Labor, Charles Henry Winslow, Jesse C. Bowen (1911)
"Building bonded, rowlock, and gauged segmental, circular, semicircular, gothic,
elliptical, inverted, and flat arches, pilasters and corbeling; ..."
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