gabling

Variant of gable

gable definition

ga·ble (gā′bəl)

noun

    1. the triangular wall enclosed by the sloping ends of a ridged roof
    2. popularly the whole section, including wall, roof, and space enclosed
  2. the end wall of a building, the upper part of which is a gable
  3. Archit. a triangular decorative feature, such as that over a door or window

Etymology: ME < OFr < Gmc, as in ON gafl, gable, akin to Ger giebel < IE base *ghebhel-, gable, head > Gr kephalē

transitive verb gabled -·bled, gabling -·bling

to put a gable or gables on

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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