Corbiestep

corbiestep - (architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall
corbel step, corbie-step, crow step
stair, step - support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the bottom step" ...

Corbiestep / catstep / crowstep: the stepped edge of a gable masking a pitched roof, found in northern European masonry, 14th to 17th centuries, and in derivatives
Examples from Buffalo architecture: ...

corbiestep - a gable with stepped sides, used to mask a pitched roof
Corinthian order - classical fluted columns, slender with ornate capitals decorated with stylized leaves ...

Corbiestep - Stepped-end gable
Corinthian Capital - Top part of a column characterized by large acanthus leaves and fluted column
Cornice - A horizontal molded projection that completes a building or wall; or the upper slanting part of an entablature ...

Corbiestepped or
Crowstepped
squared stones forming steps upon a gable
Cornice ...

Squared stones set like steps, e.g. on a gable. In Scotland also called corbiesteps.Crucks ...

See also: Gable, Member, Corbel, Architecture, Masonry