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corbie step en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɔːɹbi ˌstɛp/ (US)
- /ˈkɔːbi ˌstɛp/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Meanings
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One of a series of step-like projections at the top of a gable.
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.
1904, Montague Rhodes James, Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, number 13:
Forms
Relateds
corbie gable · corbel
Synonyms
crow step · cat-step