Definition of crow steps in English:

crow steps

plural noun

Projections resembling steps on the sloping part of a gable, common in Flemish architecture and 16th- and 17th-century Scottish buildings.
Also called corbie steps
Example sentencesExamples
- There are crow steps on the gables and a witch's turret on top of a round stair tower harking back to the 17th century.
- The extension was not fortified and had no crow steps on its single gable.
- In the 16th century, the gables were crow-stepped and not with sloping sides, and later these crow steps were separated by curves.
- The Castle never had battlements or turrets, which would have been considered merely ornamental at this period; all four gables are finished with crow steps.
- This project typically works with the Scottish traditional architecture, often referred to as the Scots Baronial, the rustic architecture of towers and crow steps.

Derivatives

crow-stepped

adjectiveˈkrəʊstɛptˈkroʊˌstɛpt

(of a gable) having steplike projections on the sloping part.
the oldest Inverness building with its crow-stepped gables and corbelled tower
Example sentencesExamples
- With their high turrets, crow-stepped gables and old-fashioned charm, these two houses look like they could be twins.
- Here castles, towers, and fortified manor houses, often with turrets and ‘crow-stepped’ gables, predominated during the Middle Ages; the 16th and 17th cents. saw the beginnings of the Renaissance, with a distinct French influence.
- With my eye to the lens, I had the city in my lap and could hoard to myself an unfair share of steeples and spires and cupolas; crow-stepped gables, garrets and all the Old Town's lums came rushing toward me.

Definition of crow steps in US English:

crow steps

plural noun

Projections resembling steps on the sloping part of a gable, common in Flemish architecture and 16th- and 17th-century Scottish buildings.
Also called corbiesteps
Example sentencesExamples
- There are crow steps on the gables and a witch's turret on top of a round stair tower harking back to the 17th century.
- In the 16th century, the gables were crow-stepped and not with sloping sides, and later these crow steps were separated by curves.
- This project typically works with the Scottish traditional architecture, often referred to as the Scots Baronial, the rustic architecture of towers and crow steps.
- The Castle never had battlements or turrets, which would have been considered merely ornamental at this period; all four gables are finished with crow steps.
- The extension was not fortified and had no crow steps on its single gable.

单词	crow steps
释义	Definition of crow steps in English: crow steps plural noun Projections resembling steps on the sloping part of a gable, common in Flemish architecture and 16th- and 17th-century Scottish buildings. Also called corbie steps Example sentencesExamples There are crow steps on the gables and a witch's turret on top of a round stair tower harking back to the 17th century. The extension was not fortified and had no crow steps on its single gable. In the 16th century, the gables were crow-stepped and not with sloping sides, and later these crow steps were separated by curves. The Castle never had battlements or turrets, which would have been considered merely ornamental at this period; all four gables are finished with crow steps. This project typically works with the Scottish traditional architecture, often referred to as the Scots Baronial, the rustic architecture of towers and crow steps. Derivatives crow-stepped adjectiveˈkrəʊstɛptˈkroʊˌstɛpt (of a gable) having steplike projections on the sloping part. the oldest Inverness building with its crow-stepped gables and corbelled tower Example sentencesExamples With their high turrets, crow-stepped gables and old-fashioned charm, these two houses look like they could be twins. Here castles, towers, and fortified manor houses, often with turrets and ‘crow-stepped’ gables, predominated during the Middle Ages; the 16th and 17th cents. saw the beginnings of the Renaissance, with a distinct French influence. With my eye to the lens, I had the city in my lap and could hoard to myself an unfair share of steeples and spires and cupolas; crow-stepped gables, garrets and all the Old Town's lums came rushing toward me. Definition of crow steps in US English: crow steps plural noun Projections resembling steps on the sloping part of a gable, common in Flemish architecture and 16th- and 17th-century Scottish buildings. Also called corbiesteps Example sentencesExamples There are crow steps on the gables and a witch's turret on top of a round stair tower harking back to the 17th century. In the 16th century, the gables were crow-stepped and not with sloping sides, and later these crow steps were separated by curves. This project typically works with the Scottish traditional architecture, often referred to as the Scots Baronial, the rustic architecture of towers and crow steps. The Castle never had battlements or turrets, which would have been considered merely ornamental at this period; all four gables are finished with crow steps. The extension was not fortified and had no crow steps on its single gable.
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