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  • gable — ► NOUN 1) the triangular upper part of a wall at the end of a ridged roof. 2) a gable shaped canopy over a window or door. DERIVATIVES gabled adjective. ORIGIN Old Norse …   English terms dictionary

  • gable window — noun 1. : a window in a gable 2. : a window with a gable * * * gable windowed, adj. a window in or under a gable. [1300 50; ME] * * * gable window noun 1. A window in a gable end 2. A window with its upper part shaped like a gable …   Useful english dictionary

  • Gable hood — A gable hood, English hood or gable headdress is an English woman s headdress of c. 1500 1550, so called because its pointed shape resembles the gable of a house.Originally a simple pointed hood with decorated side panels called lappets and a… …   Wikipedia

  • gable — n. 1 a the triangular upper part of a wall at the end of a ridged roof. b (in full gable end) a gable topped wall. 2 a gable shaped canopy over a window or door. Derivatives: gabled adj. (also in comb.). Etymology: ME gable f. ON gafl …   Useful english dictionary

  • Gable — n. 1 a the triangular upper part of a wall at the end of a ridged roof. b (in full gable end) a gable topped wall. 2 a gable shaped canopy over a window or door. Derivatives: gabled adj. (also in comb.). Etymology: ME gable f. ON gafl …   Useful english dictionary

  • gable — /ˈgeɪbəl / (say gaybuhl) noun 1. the triangular wall enclosed by the two slopes of a roof and a horizontal line across the eaves. 2. any architectural feature shaped like a gable. –verb (t) (gabled, gabling) 3. to build with a gable or gables;… …  

  • gable — UK [ˈɡeɪb(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms gable : singular gable plural gables the top part of a wall of a building just below the roof, that is shaped like a triangle …   English dictionary

  • gable window — /geɪbəl ˈwɪndoʊ/ (say gaybuhl windoh) noun 1. a window in or under a gable. 2. a window having its upper part shaped like a gable …  

  • gable — noun 1》 the triangular upper part of a wall at the end of a ridged roof. 2》 a gable shaped canopy over a window or door. Derivatives gabled adjective Origin ME: via OFr. from ON gafl, of Gmc origin …   English new terms dictionary

  • gable — [ˈgeɪb(ə)l] noun [C] the top part of a wall of a building just below the roof. A gable is shaped like a TRIANGLE …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • gable — ga|ble [ geıbl ] noun count the top part of a wall of a building just below the roof, that is shaped like a TRIANGLE …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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