ga´ble|like´

ga´ble|like´
ga|ble «GAY buhl», noun, verb, -bled, -bling.
–n.
1. the end of a ridged roof, with the three-cornered piece of wall that it covers: »

Thatched were the roofs, with dormer windows; and gables projecting Over the basement below protected and shaded the doorway (Longfellow).

2. an end wall with a gable.
3. a triangular ornament or canopy over a door, window, or the like.
–v.t.
to make (a roof) end with a gable or gables.
–v.i.
to form gables.
╂[< Old French gable, perhaps < Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic gafl)]
–ga´ble|like´, adjective.

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