gable

[ gey-buhl ]
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nounArchitecture.
  1. the portion of the front or side of a building enclosed by or masking the end of a pitched roof.

  2. a decorative member suggesting a gable, used especially in Gothic architecture.

  1. Also called gable wall . a wall bearing a gable.

Origin of gable

1
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
  1. (William) Clark, 1901–60, U.S. film actor.

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British Dictionary definitions for gable (1 of 2)

gable

/ (ˈɡeɪbəl) /


noun
  1. the triangular upper part of a wall between the sloping ends of a pitched roof (gable roof)

  2. a triangular ornamental feature in the form of a gable, esp as used over a door or window

  1. the triangular wall on both ends of a gambrel roof

Origin of gable

1
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
  1. (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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