a projection or spur on a wall, generally in the form of an "S", supporting a cornice, balcony etc. · projecting piece of timber in the form of a cantilever arm · piece of furniture abutted against a wall, serving as adornment and for the presentation of other fitments (such as pieces in bronze, clocks, vases etc.)
çekim: çoğul consoles
eş: corbeau, modillon
köken: Probably a shortened from consolateur, denoting the same architectural element, ultimately from consoler (“to console, to comfort”).
‘Puis, à mesure que la charpente métallique montait, […] les consoles et les corbeaux se chargeaient de sculptures.’
console (the keyboard and screen of a computer or other electronic device) · console (an ornamental member jutting out of a wall) · console table (a table designed to fit against a wall)
çekim: çoğul konzolok
köken: From German Konsole, from French console, from Late Latin consolidus.