GABLE

gable, gable end, gable wall

(noun) the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof

Gable, Clark Gable, William Clark Gable

(noun) United States film actor (1901-1960)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

gable (plural gables)

(architecture) The triangular area at the peak of an external wall adjacent to, and terminating, two sloped roof surfaces (pitches).

Etymology 2

Noun

gable (plural gables)

A cable.

Anagrams

• Gebal, bagel, gabel, galbe, gleba

Proper noun

Gable

A surname.

Anagrams

• Gebal, bagel, gabel, galbe, gleba

Source: Wiktionary

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Ga"ble, n.

Definition: A cable. [Archaic] Chapman.

Ga"ble, n. Etym: [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. 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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