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Definition of Corbeil
1. n. A sculptured basket of flowers; a corbel.
Definition of Corbeil
1. Noun. A decorative basket for the display of flowers or fruits. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Corbeil
1. a sculptured fruit basket [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Corbeil
Literary usage of Corbeil
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Northern France from Belgium and the English Channel to the Loire, Excluding by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1899)
"Via corbeil and Montargis. 162 M. RAILWAY in S'/iS'/j hrs., the fares being the
same as by the above-mentioned line. We start from the Gare de Lyon. See p. ..."
2. History of the United Netherlands, from the Death of William the Silent to by John Lothrop Motley (1900)
"... of the king's army—Siege of corbeil—Death of Pope Sixtus V.—Recapture of Lagny
and corbeil—Return of Parma to the Netherlands—Result of the expedition. ..."
3. History of the Princes de Condé in the XVIth and XVIIth Centuries by Henri d'Orléans Aumale, Robert Brown Borthwick (1872)
"They then turned to corbeil, where Pavan was defending himself well behind good
walls. Saint-Andre, who had arrived from Champagne by forced marches when he ..."
4. The History of the Norman Conquest of England: Its Causes and Its Results by Edward Augustus Freeman (1879)
"... both during the remaining years of the primacy of Ralph and during that of
his successor William of corbeil.5 Archbishop William, a Norman like his ..."
5. The Canadian Album: Men of Canada : Or, Success by Example, in Religion by William Cochrane, John Castell Hopkins, W. J. Hunter (1896)
"February 2nd, 1843, Mr. Le'pine was married to Rosalie corbeil, daughter of
Francois corbeil, of Montreal. His family consists of three sons and three ..."
6. History of the Reign of Henry IV., King of France and Navarre: From Numerous by Martha Walker Freer (1860)
"Capture of corbeil.—March of the duke back to the Flemish frontier.—His
dissatisfaction.—Discord between the dukes.—Recapture of corbeil. ..."
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