gable window
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of gable window
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50
Example Sentences
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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
Betty, who had preceded him upstairs, and announced him, walked across the room, took up a position at the gable window, and feigned an interest in our grocer neighbour's back-yard.
From Betty Grier by Waugh, Joseph Laing
Margaret ran to look out of the little gable window, then clapped her hands together, in amazement and pleasure.
From Margaret Montfort by Barry, Etheldred B. (Etheldred Breeze)
From a quaint gable window of this abode she had a view of the sea over the houses in front.
From The Lively Poll A Tale of the North Sea by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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