Gable definition

gābəl

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The end wall of a building, the upper part of which is a gable.

noun

(person) 1901-60; U.S. film actor.

proper name

The generally triangular section of wall at the end of a pitched roof, occupying the space between the two slopes of the roof.

noun

To put a gable or gables on.

verb

The whole end wall of a building or wing having a pitched roof.

noun

(archit.) A triangular decorative feature, such as that over a door or window.

noun

The triangular wall enclosed by the sloping ends of a ridged roof.

noun

(popularly) The whole section, including wall, roof, and space enclosed.

noun

(architecture) The triangular area of external wall adjacent to two meeting sloped roofs.

noun

noun

A triangular, usually ornamental architectural section, as one above an arched door or window.

noun

Other Word Forms

Singular:

gable

Plural:

gables

Middle English gable, gavel from Norman French gable (perhaps of Celtic origin) and from Old Norse gafl ghebh-el- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French gable (compare modern French gâble).

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