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corbeil

 
Dictionary: cor·beil  cor·beille (kôr'bəl, kôr-bā') pronunciation
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n.
A sculptured basket of flowers or fruits used as an architectural ornament.

[French corbeille, from Late Latin corbicula, little basket, diminutive of Latin corbis, basket.]


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corbeille

1. Basket-like architectural member containing flowers and fruit, often in relief or placed on pedestals as terminal ornaments.

2. Capital in the form of a basket over the heads of canephorae or corae, varying in size and type.

3. Campana or calathus.

 
 
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