corbiestep
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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.
[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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