gablet

British

/ ˈɡeɪblɪt /

noun

a small gable

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Finial.—A formally arranged bunch of foliage or other similar ornament forming the top of a pinnacle, gablet, or other ornamented feature of Gothic architecture.

From Architecture Gothic and Renaissance by Smith, T. Roger (Thomas Roger)

The swallows made a second long sweep, and as they neared the gablet again, hissed forth, "Singly were surer."

From Fifty-Two Stories For Girls by Miles, Alfred H. (Alfred Henry)

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