单词 | corbiestep |
释义 | corbiestep in American English (ˈkɔrbiˌstɛp) noun one of a series of steps at the upper end wall of some gables Word origin corbie + stepcorbiestep in American English (ˈkɔrbiˌstep) noun 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 Word origin [1800–10; corbie + step]This word is first recorded in the period 1800–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: chlorine, gong, jumbo, sodium, studio |
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