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ga·ble
(gā′bəl)n.
1.
a. The generally triangular section of wall at the end of a pitched roof, occupying the space between the two slopes of the roof.
b. The whole end wall of a building or wing having a pitched roof.
2. A triangular, usually ornamental architectural section, as one above an arched door or window.
[Middle English gable, gavel, from Norman French gable (perhaps of Celtic origin) and from Old Norse gafl; see ghebh-el- in Indo-European roots.]
ga′bled adj.
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gable
(ˈɡeɪbəl)n
1. (Architecture) the triangular upper part of a wall between the sloping ends of a pitched roof
2. (Architecture) a triangular ornamental feature in the form of a gable, esp as used over a door or window
3. (Architecture) the triangular wall on both ends of a gambrel roof
[C14: Old French gable, probably from Old Norse gafl; related to Old English geafol fork, Old High German gibil gable]
ˈgabled adj
ˈgable-ˌlike adj
Gable
(ˈɡeɪbəl)n
(Biography) (William) Clark. 1901–60, US film actor. His films include It Happened One Night (1934), San Francisco (1936), Gone with the Wind (1939), Mogambo (1953), and The Misfits (1960)
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ga•ble
(ˈgeɪ bəl)n.
1. the portion of the front or side of a building, usu. triangular in shape, enclosed by or masking the end of a roof that slopes downward from a central ridge.
2. a decorative architectural feature suggesting a triangular gable.
3. Also called ga′ble wall`. a wall topped by a gable.
[1325–75; Middle English < Old French (of Germanic orig.); c. Old Norse gafl; compare Old English gafol, geafel a fork]
ga′bled, adj.
ga′ble•like`, adj.
Ga•ble
(ˈgeɪ bəl)n.
(William) Clark, 1901–60, U.S. film actor.
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Noun | 1. | gable - the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof bell gable - an extension of a gable that serves as a bell cote corbie gable - (architecture) a gable having corbie-steps or corbel steps pediment - a triangular gable between a horizontal entablature and a sloping roof wall - an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures" |
2. | Gable - United States film actor (1901-1960) |
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Translations
سَقْف هَرَمي
štít
gavl
oromfal
húsgafl
dvišlaitis
frontons
üçgen çatının ön duvarı
gable
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gable
(ˈgeibl) noun the triangular part of the side wall of a building between the sloping parts of the roof.
ˈgabled adjectivea gabled roof.
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