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.
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Corbiestep — Cor bie*step , n. (Arch.) One of the steps in which a gable wall is often finished in place of a continuous slope; also called {crowstep}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
corbiestep — [kôr′bēstep΄] n. [ CORBIE + STEP] one of a series of steps at the upper end wall of some gables … English World dictionary
corbiestep — /kawr bee step /, n. any of a series of steplike portions of a masonry gable that terminate the gable above the surface of the roof. Also called corbel step, crowstep. [1800 10; CORBIE + STEP] * * * … Universalium
corbiestep — cor·bie·step … English syllables
corbiestep — cor•bie•step [[t]ˈkɔr biˌstɛp[/t]] n. bui archit. any of a series of steplike portions of a masonry gable that terminate the gable above the surface of the roof Also called crowstep • Etymology: 1800–10 … From formal English to slang
corbiestep — noun (architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall • Syn: ↑corbel step, ↑corbie step, ↑crow step • Topics: ↑architecture • Hypernyms: ↑step, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
crowstep — Corbiestep Cor bie*step , n. (Arch.) One of the steps in which a gable wall is often finished in place of a continuous slope; also called {crowstep}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crowstep — /kroh step /, n. corbiestep. [1815 25; CROW1 + STEP] * * * … Universalium
City Market (Davenport, Iowa) — City Market U.S. National Register of Historic Places … Wikipedia
crowstep — crow•step [[t]ˈkroʊˌstɛp[/t]] n. archit. corbiestep • Etymology: 1815–25 … From formal English to slang
