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Definitions for Gable

[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 especially in Gothic architecture.
[3] Also called gable wall . a wall bearing a gable.
[4] (William) Clark, 1901–60, U.S. film actor.
[5] the triangular upper part of a wall between the sloping ends of a pitched roof (gable roof )
[6] a triangular ornamental feature in the form of a gable, esp as used over a door or window
[7] the triangular wall on both ends of a gambrel roof
[8] (William ) Clark. 1901–60, US film actor. His films include It Happened One Night (1934), San Francisco (1936), Gone with the Wind (1939), Mogambo (1953), and The Misfits (1960)

Words related to Gable

house, ceiling, parapet, covering, shelter, slate, crown, dome, cupola, summit, rafter, canopy, truss, palate, gambrel

Words nearby Gable

gaberlunzie, gaberones, gabfest, gabion, gabionade, gable, gable end, gable roof, gable window, gabled, gablet

Origin of Gable

1325–75; Middle English < Old French (of Germanic orig.); cognate with Old Norse gafl; compare Old English gafol, geafel a fork

Other words from Gable

ga·ble·like , adjective

Word origin for Gable

C14: Old French gable , probably from Old Norse gafl ; related to Old English geafol fork, Old High German gibil gable

Synonyms for Gable

ceiling, house, canopy, covering, crown, cupola, dome, gambrel, palate, parapet, rafter, shelter, slate, summit, truss