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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gable \Ga"ble\, n. [OE. gable, gabil, F. gable, fr LL gabalum
front of a building, prob. of German or Scand. origin; cf
OHG. gibil, G. giebel gable, Icel. gafl, Goth. gibla
pinnacle; perh. akin to Gr ? head, and E. cephalic, or to G.
gabel fork, AS geafl, E. gaffle, L. gabalus a kind of
gallows.] (Arch.)
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. Also a similar end when not triangular in
shape, as of a gambrel roof and the like Hence:
b The end wall of a building, as distinguished from the
front or rear side
c A decorative member having the shape of a triangular
gable, such as that above a Gothic arch in a doorway.
{Bell gable}. See under {Bell}.
{Gable roof}, a double sloping roof which forms a gable at
each end
{Gable wall}. Same as {Gable}
b .
{Gable window}, a window in a gable.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gable \Ga"ble\, n.
A cable. [Archaic] --Chapman.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
gable
n : the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of
gable roof [syn: {gable end}, {gable wall}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Gable, SC
Zip code(s): 29051
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