Console

[Fr., from Lat. con solidare, to make firm or solid- con, and solidus, solid.] ( Arch. ) A richly ornamented bracket in the form of a corbel (see CORBEL), Fig . 667.-CONSOLE. fastened to a wall to form a support for busts, statuettes, candelabra, ., or used to support a cornice as a modillion. The name console-table is applied to a semicircular table projecting from the wall, and supported on brackets terminating in a solid foot, or fixed to the wall. There are other forms of console-tables, but this is the most common. dare; Fr. consol idant.] That tends to consolidate.