gable
[ gey-buhl ]
/ ˈgeɪ bəl /
noun Architecture.
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.
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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, adjectiveWords nearby gable
Gaberones, Gabès, gabfest, gabion, gabionade, gable, gabled, gable end, gable roof, gablet, gable window
Definition for gable (2 of 2)
Gable
[ gey-buhl ]
/ ˈgeɪ bəl /
noun
(William) Clark, 1901–60, U.S. film actor.
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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
Derived forms of gable
gabled, adjectivegable-like, adjectiveWord Origin for gable
C14: Old French gable, probably from Old Norse gafl; related to Old English geafol fork, Old High German gibil gable
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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