gable
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bəl 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
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ga·ble·like, adjective
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gable (ˈɡeɪbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the triangular upper part of a wall between the sloping ends of a pitched roof (gable roof) |
| 2. | a triangular ornamental feature in the form of a gable, esp as used over a door or window |
| 3. | the triangular wall on both ends of a gambrel roof |
| [C14: Old French gable, probably from Old Norse gafl; related to Old English geafol fork, Old High German gibil gable] | |
| 'gabled | |
| —adj | |
| 'gable-like | |
| —adj | |
| Gable (ˈɡeɪbəl) | |
| —n | |
| (William) Clark. 1901--60, US film actor. His films include It Happened One Night (1934), San Francisco (1936), Gone with the Wind (1939), Mogambo (1953), and The Misfits (1960) | |
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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
ends. Related: Gabled; gables.
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Gable then worked mainly in supporting roles, often as the villain.
Gable flew to the site and saw the forest fire ignited by the burning plane.
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