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noun Architecture.
1.
the portion of the front or side of a building enclosed by or masking the end of a pitched roof.
2.
a decorative member suggesting a gable, used especially in Gothic architecture.
3.
Also called gable wall. a wall bearing a gable.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English < Old French (of Germanic orig.); cognate with Old Norse gafl; compare Old English gafol, geafel a fork
1325–75; Middle English < Old French (of Germanic orig.); cognate with Old Norse gafl; compare Old English gafol, geafel a fork
Related forms
ga·ble·like, adjective
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Gable
is always a great word to know.
So is facade. Does it mean:
| a rigid, relatively slender, upright support, composed of relatively few pieces |
| the front of a building, esp. an imposing or decorative one; any side of a building facing a public way or space and finished accordingly |
Example Sentences
- Construct the gable roof so each side is the size of one half of the mud flat.
- The fire destroyed one gable and damaged portions of another.
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Word Origin & History
gable
mid-14c., from O.Fr. gable, from O.N. gafl (in north of England, directly from O.N.), probably from a P.Gmc. root meaning "fork" (cf. O.E. gafol, geafel "fork," M.H.G. gabel "pitchfork"), from PIE *ghebhel (cf. O.Ir. gabul "forked twig"). So called from the Y-shaped timber supports of the roof at gable
EXPANDends. Related: Gabled; gables.
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