crow step

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crow step

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crowstep

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(Architecture) another term for corbie-step
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Noun1.crow step - (architecture) a step on the top of a gable wallcrow step - (architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall
corbel step, corbiestep, corbie-step
stair, step - support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the bottom step"
architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"
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