gable

[ gey-buhl ]

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nounArchitecture.

the portion of the front or side of a building enclosed by or masking the end of a pitched roof.
a decorative member suggesting a gable, used especially in Gothic architecture.

Also called gable wall . a wall bearing a gable.

Origin of gable

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Old French (of Germanic origin); cognate with Old Norse gafl; compare Old English gafol, geafel “a fork”

Other words from gable

ga·ble·like, adjective

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Other definitions for Gable (2 of 2)

Gable

[ gey-buhl ]

noun

(William) Clark, 1901–60, U.S. film actor.

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How to use gable in a sentence

It’s notable that two canid species living on separate continents both fish, gable says.
Watch: This fox is the first spotted fishing for its food | Freda Kreier | October 3, 2022 | Science News For Students
“I would be shocked if this was the only fox to have learned how to fish,” gable says.
Video shows the first fox known to fish for food | Freda Kreier | September 19, 2022 | Science News
The trouble with gable was that he was under contract to MGM.
How 'Gone With the Wind' Got Made | Helen Anders | September 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Clark gable and Robert Taylor and Tyrone Power could make women sigh.
Mickey Rooney Was Hollywood’s Golden Age Showman | Lorenza Muñoz | April 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
One of her courtiers bet that Clark gable as Rhett Butler would be her ideal, “a privateer, a romantic, and a fabulous cad.”
The Sexy Side of Maggie: How Thatcher Used Her Softer Quality | Gail Sheehy | January 11, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

Led by Clark gable, the men aboard rise up and take back the ship.
Tron: Legacy and the Attack of the Gay Villains | Jacob Bernstein | December 23, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
He is like you would imagine a young hipster Clark gable would be and he's got a leer on him that won't quit.
Inside the Vampire Diaries Craze | Choire Sicha | November 2, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
Tim's letter was in my pocket and the sun was still high over the gable of the mill.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson Lloyd
The wall finishes in a gable and the whole west wall is a true termination of the nave which lies behind.
Bell's Cathedrals: A Short Account of Romsey Abbey | Thomas Perkins
And yet you appreciate so keenly my old enamels, and your eye seeks out, in a minute, a picturesque roof or gable.
The Daughters of Danaus | Mona Caird
In a few minutes, the gable end where the chimney was built, in its turn, sank into the abyss.
The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence | Eugne Sue
The regular form of the buildings was rectangular, the gable sides probably being shorter than the others.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for gable (1 of 2)

gable

/ (ˈɡeɪbəl) /

noun

the triangular upper part of a wall between the sloping ends of a pitched roof (gable roof)
a triangular ornamental feature in the form of a gable, esp as used over a door or window

the triangular wall on both ends of a gambrel roof

Origin of gable

C14: Old French gable, probably from Old Norse gafl; related to Old English geafol fork, Old High German gibil gable

Derived forms of gable

gabled, adjective
gable-like, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for Gable (2 of 2)

Gable

/ (ˈɡeɪbəl) /

noun

(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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