gable
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
1Other words from gable
- ga·ble·like, adjective
Words Nearby gable
Other definitions for Gable (2 of 2)
(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.
The trouble with gable was that he was under contract to MGM.
Clark gable and Robert Taylor and Tyrone Power could make women sigh.
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 BEASTHe is like you would imagine a young hipster Clark gable would be and he's got a leer on him that won't quit.
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 LloydThe 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 PerkinsAnd 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 CairdIn 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 SueThe regular form of the buildings was rectangular, the gable sides probably being shorter than the others.
British Dictionary definitions for gable (1 of 2)
/ (ˈɡeɪbəl) /
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
1Derived forms of gable
- gabled, adjective
- gable-like, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for Gable (2 of 2)
/ (ˈɡeɪbəl) /
(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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