corbelling

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noun

A series of corbels or piece of continuous corbelled masonry.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nouncorbelling (countable and uncountable, plural corbellings)

plural corbellings

  1. countableuncountableA series of corbels or piece of continuous corbelled masonry.

    Synonyms: encorbelment

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of corbel

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA series of corbels or piece of continuous corbelled masonry.

Origin

The noun is from corbel + -ing (noun-forming suffix).

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APA

corbelling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corbelling

MLA

“corbelling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corbelling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corbelling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corbelling.

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