corbiestepとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• corbie-step, corbiestep, corbel-step

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈkɔːbi ˌstɛp/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈkɔːɹbi ˌstɛp/

名詞

corbie step (plural corbie steps)

1. (architecture) One of a series of step-like projections at the top of a gable.
   • 1904, Montague Rhodes James, Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, number 13:

     It is a great red-brick house - that is, the front is of brick, with corbie steps on the gables and a text over the door; but the courtyard into which the omnibus drives is of black and white 'cage-work' in wood and plaster.

同意語

• cat-step
• crow step

関連する語

• corbel

参考

• corbie gable