English Explanatory Dictionary

corbeil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A decorative basket for the display of flowers or fruits.
  2. A basket filled with earth and set up as a protection from the fire of the enemy.
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

corbeil corbeils

Etymology

From French corbeil, from Latin corbicula, from corbis (“a basket”). Doublet of corbicula. By surface analysis, Latin corb- + -eil (“diminutive suffix”).

Synonyms

pannier

Related words

Corbeil-Essonnes
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