noun
corbel
(architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)
In a sentence
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Each corbel steps outward from the wall, carrying the balcony floor without a single column beneath it.
Architecture
Masons in the abbey cut a grinning face into every corbel supporting the roof beams above the north aisle.
History
Late afternoon light rakes across the corbel, throwing a shadow that finally reveals the carving hidden under the ledge.
Photography
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