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Webster 1913 Edition

Corb

Corb

(kôrb)
,
Noun.
[L.
corbis
basket. Cf.
Corbeil
,
Corp
.]
1.
A basket used in coal mines, etc. see
Corf
.
2.
(Arch.)
An ornament in a building; a corbel.

Webster 1828 Edition

Corb

CORB

,
Noun.
[L. See the next word.]
1.
A basket used in coaleries.
2.
An ornament in a building.

Definition 2024

corb

corb

See also: còrb

English

Noun

corb ‎(plural corbs)

  1. A basket used in coal mines, etc.; a corf.
  2. (architecture) An ornament in a building; a corbel.

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Provençal, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂wós.

Noun

corb m ‎(plural corbs)

  1. crow

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin corvus, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂wós.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /korb/

Noun

corb m ‎(plural corbi)

  1. raven

Declension

Derived terms

See also

Etymology

Latin corbis ‎(“basket”).

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