— gablelike , adj.
/gay"beuhl/ , n. Archit.
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 esp. in Gothic architecture.
3. Also called gable wall . a wall bearing a gable.
[ 1325-75; ME gafl; cf. OE gafol, geafel a fork ]