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Corbie

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(Lat. corvus), a crow or raven. In architecture, "corbie steps" is a Scottish term (cf. Corbel) for the steps formed up the sides of the gable by breaking the coping into short horizontal beds.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Corbie'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​c/corbie.html. 1910.
 
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