1 encorbellment | Definition of encorbellment

encorbelment

noun
en·​cor·​bel·​ment
variants: or encorbellment \ ə̇nˈkȯ(r)bÉ™lmÉ™nt , en-​ \
plural -s

Definition of encorbelment

: projection of each course of masonry over the one below it

History and Etymology for encorbelment

French encorbellement, from Middle French encorbelement, from en in (from Latin in) + corbel + -ment

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