GABLE


Meaning of GABLE in English

ˈgābəl noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Old North French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse gafl gable — more at cephalic

1.

a. : the vertical triangular portion of the end of a building from the level of the cornice or eaves to the ridge of the roof

b. : a similar end when not triangular in shape (as of a gambrel roof)

c. : the end wall of a building as distinguished from the front or rear side

2. : something resembling or suggesting a gable especially in shape

an immense mountain mass with three gables fronting the valley — John Muir †1914

as

a. : a decorative usually triangular member (as on a piece of furniture or above a Gothic doorway arch) — see bell gable

b. or gable hood : a heavy hooded headdress made with a peaked band similar to a gable framing the face and worn by women during Henry VIII's reign

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