- Crowstep
- Crowstep Crow"step` (kr?"st?p`), n. (Arch.) See {Corriestep}. [1913 Webster]
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Crowstep
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crowstep — Corbiestep Cor bie*step , n. (Arch.) One of the steps in which a gable wall is often finished in place of a continuous slope; also called {crowstep}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crowstep — noun Date: 1822 any of a series of steps at the top of a gable wall • crowstepped adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
crowstep — /kroh step /, n. corbiestep. [1815 25; CROW1 + STEP] * * * … Universalium
crowstep — crow•step [[t]ˈkroʊˌstɛp[/t]] n. archit. corbiestep • Etymology: 1815–25 … From formal English to slang
crowstep — … Useful english dictionary
Corbiestep — Cor bie*step , n. (Arch.) One of the steps in which a gable wall is often finished in place of a continuous slope; also called {crowstep}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crowstepped — adjective see crowstep … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Greenknowe Tower — is a 16th century tower house, located just west of the village of Gordon, in the Scottish Borders. Although a roofless ruin, the stonework of the tower is well preserved, and represents a fine example of a later tower house, built more as a home … Wikipedia
corbiestep — /kawr bee step /, n. 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. [1800 10; CORBIE + STEP] * * * … Universalium
