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Webster 1913 Edition

Gable

Ga′ble

,
Noun.
A cable.
[Archaic]
Chapman.

Ga′ble

,
Noun.
[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. [GREEK] 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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Gable

GA'BLE

,
Noun.
The triangular end of a house or other building, from the cornice or eaves to the top. In America, it is usually called the gable-end.

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