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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corbie-step — cor·bie step also cor·bie·step (kôrʹbē stĕp ) n. One of a series of stepped masonry projections rising above roof level along the sides of a gable wall. [Middle English corbie, raven, from Old French corbin, from Latin corvīnus, ravenlike. See… … Universalium
corbie step — ▪ architecture also called crow step stone used for covering any of the steps or indentations in the coping (uppermost, covering course) of a gable; the term is also applied to the step itself. Corbie steps were common in late medieval… … Universalium
corbie-step — noun (architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall • Syn: ↑corbel step, ↑corbiestep, ↑crow step • Topics: ↑architecture • Hypernyms: ↑step, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
corbel step — noun (architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall • Syn: ↑corbie step, ↑corbiestep, ↑crow step • Topics: ↑architecture • Hypernyms: ↑step, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
crow step — noun (architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall • Syn: ↑corbel step, ↑corbie step, ↑corbiestep • Topics: ↑architecture • Hypernyms: ↑step, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
crow step — /ˈkroʊ stɛp/ (say kroh step) noun one of a series of steps on the face of a gable, sometimes used instead of a slope. Also, corbie step …
Crow-stepped gable — Crow steps on a Scottish baronial building. A Stepped gable, Crow stepped gable, or Corbie step is a stair step type of design at the top of the triangular gable end of a building. The top of the parapet wall projects above the roofline and the… … Wikipedia
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
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
Roof — A roof is the covering on the uppermost part of a building. A roof protects the building and its contents from the effects of weather. Structures that require roofs range from a letter box to a cathedral or stadium, dwellings being the most… … Wikipedia
