(kôr′bəl, -bel) noun Archit,
a A projection from the face of a wall to support an overhanging weight; corbeling, b A short timber placed lengthwise upon a wall, etc., under a girder to increase its bearing.
—v.t. cor·beled or ·belled, cor·bel·ing or ·bel·ling
1. To support by corbels.
2. To make in the form of corbels. [<OF <LL corvellum, dim. of corvus crow; from its shape]

(kôr′bəl, -bel) noun Archit.
A piece serving as a cushion for a capital, as in a Corinthian column, that rests on the astragal. [<OF <L corbis basket]