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Definition of Gables

Gable
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.
Gable
Gable Ga"ble, n. A cable. [Archaic] --Chapman.

Meaning of Gables from wikipedia

- States Gables, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia Ken Gables (1919-1960), Major League Baseball pitcher Gable (disambiguation) The Gables (disambiguation)...
- his vision for Coral Gables as "a most extraordinary opportunity for the building of 'Castles in Spain'," according to Coral Gables historian Arva Moore...
- roof with gables, the 'gable roof', is named after its prominent gables. A parapet made of a series of curves (shaped gable, see also Dutch gable) or horizontal...
- talkativeness soon brighten up Green Gables. The book recounts Anne's struggles and joys in settling into Green Gables (the first real home she's ever known):...
- Gabler (or Gäbler) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Christoph August Gabler (1767–1839), German composer Frank Gabler (1911–1967)...
- Gables may refer to: Green Gables (Melbourne, Florida), a historic home Mortimer Fleishhacker House in Woodside, California, also called Green Gables...
- which his face appears seven times inside the novel The House of the Seven Gables), The Coo-Coo Nut Grove (in which his ears flap on their own), Hollywood...
- Gables may refer to: The Gables, a fictional school in The Adventure of the Lion's Mane, a Sherlock Holmes story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Gables...
- signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring names Chad Gable and El Grande Americano. He is the leader of the stable American Made. He...
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