corbie gable
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cor·bie gable
(kôr′bē)n.
A gable finished with corbie-steps.
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corbie gable
n
(Architecture) architect a gable having corbie-steps
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cor′bie ga′ble
n.
a gable with corbiesteps.
[1850–55]
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Noun | 1. | corbie gable - (architecture) a gable having corbie-steps or corbel steps 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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