gable window
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of gable window
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50
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By contrast, the "big room" at Bear Creek feels like a cathedral, with its struts and open roof beams, wood-framed windows, Oriental rug and 30-foot-high gable window funneling soft streams of light.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2013
He walked down to the end of the loft and looked out the high gable window at the country below, the pieced land dead and gray, the fence, the road.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
"Come ben the hoose, lassie," he said, and led the way to the parlour, where the red sunset was shining through the low gable window, filling the place with the glamour of departing glory.
From Salted with Fire by George MacDonald
Abby Williams looked out from the gable window of her little chamber, and saw the action.
From Silent Struggles by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens
His mother, who did not know of the change, calling one afternoon, sat on an easy chair, close by the gable window, knitting.
From The Doctor in History, Literature, Folk-Lore, Etc. by Various
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