See Also: rajah(dictionary)

corbel (iou) and rajah (oh)


corbel (iou)



corbel noun & verb. LME.
[Old French corbel (mod. corbeau) crow, raven, corbel, dim. of corp from Latin corvus raven: see -EL2.]
A. noun.
A raven. Only in LME.
A projection of stone, timber, etc., jutting out from a wall to support weight. LME.
A short timber laid longitudinally under part of a beam to give a better bearing on the supporting wall or pier. E18.
Comb.: corbel-stone = sense 2 above; corbel-table a projecting course resting on a series of corbels.
b. verb intrans. & trans. Infl. -ll-, *-l-. (Cause to) stick out like or on a corbel. M19.
corbelled adjective provided with corbels; fashioned as a corbel: M19.
corbelling noun corbels collectively; work consisting of corbels: M16.

rajah (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Hindi; Origin: raja, from Sanskrit rajan 'king']
the king or ruler of an Indian state