gabled

[ gey-buh ld ]

/ ˈgeɪ bəld /

adjective

provided with a gable or gables: a gabled house.

built with a gable or gables.

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earnest

full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.

a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.

urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.

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Origin of gabled

First recorded in 1840–50; gable + -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM gabled

un·ga·bled, adjective

Words nearby gabled

gabionade, gable, gable end, gable roof, gable window, gabled, gablet, gabo, gabon, gabonese, gaboon

Example sentences from the Web for gabled

As English houses go, this gabled red brick Victorian is neither especially beautiful nor significant.
Great New Reads|The Daily Beast|October 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Bright, gabled Bruges, we shall not look upon thy like again.
An Autobiography|Elizabeth Butler
The buildings are generally of one and two stories, with steep, gabled roofs.
Through Scandinavia to Moscow|William Seymour Edwards
He gathered her into his arms and carried her through the weeds and up the wooden stair to the door of the gabled room.
Long Will|Florence Converse

In far better state of preservation was the central building with gabled roof and tall hooded chimneys.
The Cry at Midnight|Mildred A. Wirt
At the other end of the village a gabled inn, with a great stable-yard, busy with horses and waggons.
Vanishing Roads and Other Essays|Richard Le Gallienne

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