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fractable

American  
[frak-tuh-buhl] / ˈfræk tə bəl /

noun

Architecture.

  1. a coping concealing the slopes of the roof, especially one having an ornamental silhouette.

Etymology

Origin of fractable

1680–90; obsolete fract broken, cracked ( fracture ) + -able

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