corbie-step

1. 1.

   (architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall

   Synonymscorbel stepcorbiestepcrow step

   Broaderstep

   architecture

Questions about corbie-step

What does corbie-step mean?

corbie-step means "(architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall".

How many syllables are in corbie-step?

corbie-step has 3 syllables: cor-bie--step. The stress falls on "cor".

What is another word for corbie-step?

Close synonyms include corbel step, corbiestep, crow step. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is corbie-step a common word?

corbie-step is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.