encorbelment

noun

en·​cor·​bel·​ment

variants or encorbellment

ə̇nˈkȯ(r)bəlmənt,

en-

plural -s

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

Word History

Etymology

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

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