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Consoˊle [in Architecture]

an Ornament cut upon the Key of an Arch, a sort of bracket or shoulder Piece, having a Projecture and serving to supporte a Cornice and bear up Figures, Busts and Vases.

Definition taken from The Universal Etymological English Dictionary, edited by Nathan Bailey (1736)