corbiestep

cor·bie-step

also cor·bie·step  (kôr′bē-stĕp′)

n.

One of a series of stepped masonry projections rising above roof level along the sides of a gable wall.

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[Middle English corbie, raven, from Old French corbin, from Latin corvīnus, ravenlike; see corbina.]

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cor•bie•step

(ˈkɔr biˌstɛp)

n.

any of a series of steplike portions of a masonry gable that terminate the gable above the surface of the roof. Also called crowstep.

[1800–10]

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corbiestep - (architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall corbel step, corbie-step, crow 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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