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corbeil¹

Where it comes from

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

noun corbeils

  1. A decorative basket for the display of flowers or fruits.

    Similar: pannier

  2. A basket filled with earth and set up as a protection from the fire of the enemy.

Corbeil²

Where it comes from

From French corbeil (“basket”).

proper noun Corbeils

  1. A surname.

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"corbeil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/corbeil. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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corbeil. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/corbeil

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@misc{corbeil_2026,
  title = {corbeil},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/corbeil},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}